The article details the tragic event involving the al-Ashqar family during the Israeli military offensive in Nur Shams camp. A bomb planted by Israeli forces resulted in the death of 21-year-old Rahaf al-Ashqar and severe injury to her father, Fuad. As Fuad recalls, Rahaf’s immediate awareness of the danger and her frantic warning ultimately could not prevent the impending disaster. The subsequent medical delay and lack of immediate aid illustrate the dire consequences of the ongoing conflict in the region.
Soon after, two soldiers entered the house. 'They just stood there, looking. I was terrified, but at that moment, I began screaming at them, telling them they had murdered [Rahaf],' she said.
Rahaf had said. 'There are wires on the pillars of the house. What are those wires?' Before he could respond, she sprang from the couch in a panic, running towards the door, shouting, 'Baba, they want to blow up the house!'
Fuad, also injured by the blast, was left to bleed out for over 30 minutes while waiting for an ambulance, delayed by the need for Israeli permission.
Kifah al-Ashqar, Fuad's wife, expressed the severity of the situation: 'If we had waited any longer, [Fuad] would have died too. There was so much blood, it looked like it could fill a bucket.'
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