#also praying for my great aunt's other children (living outside gaza) to cope well with the grief of losing their mother and sister

[a-dream-deferred]

just found out my great aunt and her daughter have been killed in an airstrike in gaza. إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون. الله يرحمهم ويتقبلهم شهداء

#they were the last remaining members of the family in palestine - everyone else is scattered all over the world #my dad's family is far from close-knit. i barely knew them - never even talked to them on the phone #so it doesn't feel like a personal grief any more than any of the other 33k+ souls lost #nonetheless it feels appropriate to share the news so that they are remembered and prayed for #also praying for my great aunt's other children (living outside gaza) to cope well with the grief of losing their mother and sister