BRITS with loved-ones in Gaza say they are “drowning in sorrow” as Israel’s airstrikes continue.
Five British Palestinians told a press conference in London that they had lost 86 members of their extended families in all.
Darren FletcherWafaa Shamallakh is mourning the loss of multiple family members who have died in the assault on Gaza[/caption]
Mum-of-two Wafaa Shamallakh, 37, said her uncle’s family of ten, including a boy of two said three distant cousins died yesterday in an airstrike.
But her worst day of the war was Oct 8 when her uncle’s family of 10 “were wiped out in a matter of seconds,” including a two-year-old infant Omar.
Fighting back tears Wafaa said: “What words can I use to describe the sorrow and anguish we are all drowning in?
“We celebrated Omar’s baby shower a few months ago.
“The only conciliation is that he was found in his mother’s arms. She cradled him gently until his last breath. A mother’s love.”
Accountant Omar Mofeed said 40 members of his family had died including retired female judge Fatima Mokhallai, 75.
He said she was killed with her husband Najar when a missile hit their home as they slept.
Yasmine Ahmed, of Human Rights Watch, condemned Hamas for its October 7 massacre of Jews and demanded the culprits are prosecuted.
But she accused Israel of “war crimes” over its attacks on Gaza.
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