"The last farewell", the photo that broke thousands of hearts! The 19-year-old next to his dead mother

2024-02-22 13:47:48Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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Shehab stands in front of the camera confused and unsure whether to share his pain with others.

"My name is Shehab Omar Abu al-Hanud. My mother is dead, her name was Ghada", he begins the story.

A photo and video of this boy crying over his mother's lifeless body in a hospital in Rafah is definitely one of the saddest images we've ever seen.

"The last farewell", the photo that broke thousands of hearts! The

He spent more than an hour squeezing her, without responding to anyone. He was totally immersed in a state of shock. Thousands of people named this moment on social networks as "The Last Farewell".

Foreign media write that Shehab had always had an extraordinary care for his mother. Although he wanted to keep himself and control his emotions, he could not stay without talking about the person who "had been everything to him".

"It was my mother, my sister, my friend. Life without him has no meaning! Ramadan is coming...without him. Then Eid... No one can understand what I'm going through. I had every right to rejoice with my mother. She was always an angel in human form, she helped people whenever they needed, without expecting anything in return", says the young man.

But if there is anything that comforts him, it is the belief that " God takes good people early ."

Ghada, was the only casualty in the building that was bombed last Monday. A total of 45 people were inside this building.

She had returned to Rafah a few days ago from her parents' house in Tal as-Sultan, to stay with her husband and 2 children. The 4 were sleeping on the floor, shortly before the building was attacked.

At first they ran to get out, but Ghada turned to retrieve the hijab she had left inside. She went and never came back…

He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and there he had to wait for a long time in a tent to receive medical treatment. 40 minutes later, she passed away. Shaheb says they used to live in Gaza, in the city.

But, because of the war, they had to join the Nuseriat camp in Rafah. They went there to feel safer, but according to the 19-year-old, Israel knows no borders. " They strike without warning ", he concluded.


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