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"I was taken to the hospital, but I don't remember it. At around 3 am, the doctors in the hospital managed to wake me up. My son came and told me that our house had been destroyed in the attack."
"I was devastated, and I couldn't believe what he was saying. I was discharged from the hospital at 5 am. I sent some of my family members to my son-in-law's house, and some others took shelter with neighbours whose houses had survived the attack."
He later assessed the damage. "It was a nightmare. Everything we owned - our belongings, clothes, furniture - had been destroyed in the attack. It was extremely painful, as if all of my family's hard work had vanished in a few hours."
He's had problems finding an alternative residence. He's staying in a Beit Lahiya apartment. It's small and inconvenient. He can't afford more. He's unemployed. He's struggling to get by.
"We are living in a very bad situation," he said. He needs over $10,000 to rebuild. He can't afford it. He gets minimal help. It's way too little.
Like thousands of other Palestinian victims, he's largely on his own. He's lucky to be alive. He may not be next time. He's not sure from day to day what's next.
Guantanamo represents America's ugly face. Innocent victims are imprisoned. Few face charges. Most are spurious. Torture and other forms of abuse continue. Media scoundrels don't explain.
Around 130 prisoners are hunger striking. They're doing so for justice. They haven't ingested food for over two months. They've been lawlessly held for years. They're prefer martyrdom to indefinite persecution. Longterm abstinence proves it.
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