All members of the Omar Abu Al-Awf family were killed in an air raid by the Israeli occupation forces on their apartment building in May last year, and he has not stopped crying since then.

In their report, published by the British newspaper, The Guardian, the writers Petan McKiernan and Hazem Balusha said that Omar Abu Al-Awf is studying in the hope that he will succeed in achieving his dream of becoming an engineer, but it has become difficult for the young man (now 17 years old) to focus, as Abu al-Awf is constantly fond of his family, who were all killed last year when an Israeli raid destroyed their home in a Gaza City neighborhood.

He lost his whole family

The authors quote his grandmother, Manar, who was sitting in the living room of Omar Abu Al-Awf's uncle's house, where he currently lives, "It's as if he's running his imagination in another world. He lost his entire family through no fault of his own."

The authors show that Omar spent 12 hours under the rubble of the collapsed building, surrounded by his arms, the body of his younger sister Tala (12 years), and his brother Tawfiq (17 years) remained alive for several hours, and they spoke to each other in the dark and suffocated in the dust of rubble, and Tawfiq told him Their mother, Reem, died, and before the rescue teams could reach them, Tawfiq also died of his wounds. The attack also resulted in the death of his father, Ayman, an internal medicine specialist at the main hospital in Gaza.

The authors explain that the aggression launched by Israel last May on the Gaza Strip, left Omar Abu Al-Awf alone, and a year later Omar still suffers from neurological problems in his right arm and leg, and he is trying to rebuild his life, but he is still unable to Understand what happened, adding, "Ramadan and Eid this year have been very difficult. I miss them every day and didn't think my life would be like this. I don't go out much. My friends sometimes come to visit me here, and we all have to study now. But the only hobby is What I've been doing since the accident is crying."

Omar Abu Al-Awf still suffers from neurological problems in his right arm and leg (communication sites)

Omar lives with his uncle's family

Omar Abu Al-Awf currently lives with his uncle’s family, whose house is located close to the old Omar family home on Al-Wahda Street, a crowded street full of apartment buildings, shops and cafes, where 44 people were killed in the Israeli raid on May 16 last year, and this is considered The deadliest attack in the conflict, which left 256 martyrs in Gaza and 14 people dead in Israel.

For its part, the Israeli occupation army said that the air strike “unintentionally” killed civilians on Al-Wahda Street due to the collapse of the ground beams of a military structure targeting Hamas, which led to the collapse of the apartment building on the street, and rights groups such as Amnesty International said the incident It may constitute a war crime, according to the two authors, who said that a year after the incident, only 5% of the total of 1,000 housing units, roads and other infrastructure destroyed by the bombing of the Gaza Strip had been reconstructed, according to the Hamas housing ministry.

A reminder of lives and homes that have been lost

In fact, much of the aid provided by the United Nations and other external donors is currently being obstructed by protracted diplomatic talks by the Israeli and Egyptian authorities, who have besieged the region since the takeover of the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" in 2007. The virtual blockade has led to the collapse of Gaza’s healthcare system and water poisoning, leaving the tiny area’s two million residents struggling to deal with power cuts, and while rubble has been cleared from the latest round of fighting, the streets are still littered with potholes and sandy grounds littered with rubbish, a daily reminder With lives and homes lost.

The authors point to the escalation of tensions between Hamas and Israel once again, as the movement’s leaders praised the recent series of attacks that targeted Israelis and left 19 dead, and urged Palestinian citizens of Israel and those living in the occupied West Bank to carry out more attacks, and Hamas threatened to launch another all-out war. If the recent clashes continue in Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

In response, Israeli officials warned Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar that his recent speeches "inciting terrorism" - according to them - give Israel the freedom to respond militarily.

It is noteworthy that Israel closed the only border crossing to most of the 12,000 Palestinians in Gaza who hold permits to work outside the Strip for a period of two weeks, and the Israeli media reported that the government is considering restricting their numbers in the future, while the unemployment rate in the Gaza Strip - where an entire generation grew up trapped in Overcrowded and polluted coastal enclave - about 50%.

Omar Abu Al-Awf: I wanted to make my parents proud of me, but instead I am alone (British press)

I'm alone

The authors conclude their report by saying that Omar Abu Al-Awf, who has already lost everything, does not care if another war breaks out, and he hopes to leave Gaza one day, but the future is too bleak to think about, and explained, “It is difficult to express all the things I feel.” I was going to work hard, celebrate my exam results, and go to university. I wanted to make my parents proud of me. But instead I'm on my own."