Ousamah, 22, eldest son of Sumayah Abu Qas

Sumayah Abu Qas, 45-year-old nurse, wife, and mother of six, told a researcher from B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization, about her family’s struggles to survive the war, losing their home, relocating over and over, running out of drinkable water and food.

Last June 19, desperate for food to feed the family, her oldest son, Ousamah, and her brother, Ahmad, finally went to an aid distribution site sponsored by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation despite reports of people being shot. Her son was killed there.

“At 11:00 P.M., my brother came back with Ousamah’s body,” she said. “He was covered in blood and dirt. Ahmad told us an Israeli tank had fired a shell at them and hit Ousamah in the back, killing him and five others while they were opening boxes of aid.”

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