Raneem Hijazi's reunion with her daughter Mariam after more than 300 days apart was a bittersweet moment that uplifted her spirit despite personal tragedies.
I could see the bones, the flesh. It was dark. I didn't know what to do, Sakallah recalls of the aftermath of the airstrike that changed everything.
Hijazi held her daughter on her lap, but Mariam did not recognize her; this painful moment underscored the deep emotional scars from the events of the past.
The night of Mariam's birth was harrowing—Hijazi survived a devastating airstrike, losing her son and many family members in a desperate fight for survival.
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