San Jose resident Sami Almalfouh was raised in northern Gaza and his heart is now with his family members still there.
SAN JOSE -- San Jose resident Sami Almalfouh was born and raised in northern Gaza. He was an undergraduate at university in Jordan before moving to the U.S. to pursue his education. He eventually settled in the Bay Area. 'It's beyond stressful. Today I actually took the day off from work. I couldn't focus on my work,' he said. Almalfouh, who is 42, works at a tech company in Silicon Valley and lives with his wife and two young sons.
'His logic was: they're bombing everywhere and was saying 'what guarantees that they were not going to get bombed on the way ?' And he was actually convincing them to stay put,' Almalfouh explained. Almalfouh's brother is staying behind to watch over their father. Almalfouh last visited Gaza this summer. He remembers a childhood with periods of peace and violence. 'I used to smell tear gas on my way to school almost every other week.
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