‘Tell us’: Gaza family trapped between hope and pain over missing brothers
- Gaza City, the Gaza Strip – For more than a year, Ashjan Abdel Aal’s life has been suspended between grief and hope.
- Two of her sons, Othman and Sami, have been missing since the morning of June 29, 2025, when they left their displaced family’s home in Gaza City – only never to return.
- “I want them to come back,” the 36-year-old says through tears.
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- Gaza City, the Gaza Strip – For more than a year, Ashjan Abdel Aal’s life has been suspended between grief and hope.
- Two of her sons, Othman and Sami, have been missing since the morning of June 29, 2025, when they left their displaced family’s home in Gaza City – only never to return.
- “I want them to come back,” the 36-year-old says through tears.
Sources: Al Jazeera