Survivors of the Gaza war marks another gloomy Ramadan away from the house | Gaza news

Doha, Qatar – Haya al-Barai prepares for another quiet Ramadan in Qatar. Will mark the Muslim holy moon with its grandmother away from home.

The Israeli war against Gaza has separated his family.

The 16-year-old arrived in the capital of Qatar in December 2023. After her parents were killed in Israeli air attacks. Al-Barai has been wounded in attacks and is now a paraplegic.

One of her sisters, which was also wounded, is located in Türkiye. Her other two sisters and their brother remain in Gaza.

“I don’t want to celebrate Ramadan here. I used to enjoy Ramadan with my family. We would eat and play games together. My family was together at the time, “Haya said.

Israeli war against Gaza since October 2023 has left more than 38,000 Palestinians orphan.

About 1,400 Palestinians were evacuated in Doha, and almost 500 were wounded.

Most of them are now staying in a connection in Thumami, on the southern periphery of the capital of Qatar.

For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time of fasting, prayer and thinking, and also a time to share with loved ones.

For many Palestinian evacuated persons in Doha, this Ramadan marks another year of separation from their family in Gaza.

Hamsa al-Raqp, 12, lost her left eye and broke her right hand in the Israeli air attack. He remembers the happiness of playing games with his relatives during Ramadan in Gaza.

Her father, Maher, said the family had not celebrated Ramadan since the beginning of the Gaza war.

“Last year, as the murder continued, we didn’t do anything for Ramadan. I watched television all day and took care of my family still in Gaza. I only check them every day to make sure they are alive,” Maher said. “This year’s Ramadan doesn’t make me a difference, because my wife and my three children remain in Gaza.”