Around the world, the families of those trapped in Gaza are desperate for contact with loved ones as they watch the news from the besieged enclave with horror.
Dorgham Abusalim as a child with his father, Samir, who is now trapped in Gaza while his son watches the conflict unfold from Washington. Ordinarily, the flurry of messages among the far-flung members of the Elagha family fly thick and fast. But in the days since Israel shut off electricity and fuel to Gaza, the flow of information reaching Yasmeen Elagha’s phone has slowed to a trickle.
Israel on Friday warned civilians in northern Gaza, home to roughly half of the strip’s more than 2 million people, to move south ahead of an expected ground invasion. Israel has imposed a siege on the densely populated enclave, shutting down the border and blocking food, fuel and electricity. Six of her family members — an aunt and five cousins between the ages of 9 and 18 — were killed in an Israeli airstrike Monday.She had just seen a video on Instagram in which another cousin was visible at a hospital. “That’s how we found out, because no one can contact us,” she said.Wednesday, Palestinian authorities said. Most in the territory are now relying on whatever solar power and generator fuel they might have.
Her mother was eventually able to get a message through to tell them they were not hit, the Guardian reported.Israa Almudallal in Turkey has attempted to contact family members with little success. Phone lines are down and cellphones have died.On Thursday, she received a WhatsApp message telling her they were alive.
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