He grew up in Gaza, where his family still live.
Knowing my family could be killed at any moment, I live with the gnawing fear that any buzz my phone makes will be the news I fear most.
I am a Palestinian American living in Annandale, Virginia, but my parents and relatives are trapped in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
In this world of perpetual darkness — largely devoid of electricity, fuel, and the internet — my family has now also receded from view.
And if this is not enough, our family in Gaza received a prank evacuation call last night.
Persons:
Hani Almadhoun, Read, Hani, –, dispossession, Amro
Organizations:
United Nations Relief, Works Agency, CNN, UN, Amro
Locations:
Gaza, Palestinian American, Annandale , Virginia, Beit