The 15-year-old daughter of Ilham Majid was killed in an Oct 31 Israeli raid in the Jabalia refugee camp of northern Gaza, AFP reports.

Ten days later, the body of her 17-year-old son was pulled from under the debris. It was already rotting.

Ever since the tragedy that ripped apart her family — 50 relatives were staying at the house when it was hit — Majid has been looking at pictures of her son on her cell phone.

Since early October, several Palestinians wounded in Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip, and some suffering various illnesses, have been authorised to leave the besieged territory and travel to Egypt for medical care.

 Tunisia’s President Kais Saied visits an injured Palestinian person, who has been evacuated from the Gaza Strip, as she receives treatment in Tunis, Tunisia in this handout picture released on Dec 4, 2023. — AFP
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied visits an injured Palestinian person, who has been evacuated from the Gaza Strip, as she receives treatment in Tunis, Tunisia in this handout picture released on Dec 4, 2023. — AFP

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