He said that so far, 20 cousins and other relatives have been killed since the start of Israel's campaign against Hamas following the militant group’s deadly Oct. 7 incursion into southern Israel that set off the war.
More than 1,200 people in Israel died, most of them in the Hamas attack, and about 240 hostages were taken from Israel into Gaza by Palestinian militants.
They now live in the United States.
The two communicate via text messages because listening to her tear-filled voice as the war rages is difficult, Shehada said.
“The house next to my sister was struck by a missile where I had 12 relatives living there,” he said.
Persons:
Emad, Mohammad Khrais, Khrais, Shehada, it’s, “ It’s, ” Shehada, “, ”
Organizations:
Hamas, Health Ministry, WXYZ, Wayne State University
Locations:
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich, Detroit, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Rochester Hills, Kuwait, Syria, United States, U.S