"It was impossible to pay 6000 shekels for a vehicle to get us to the south, so we had decided to stay in the north, recalled Yasmin, adding that the family had been displaced more than 15 times during the Israeli genocidal war that began in October 2023. The drinking water supply became very rare in the area, so the children of the camp decided to get up just after dawn to be able to get in line for a gallon of water."
"Moments later, the shelling started and we felt afraid for our children, Layan and Omar, she said. As she reeled from doubts over sending the children to get water, they heard someone shouting that Omar had been hit by the shelling. The first thing he asked when he woke up after surgery was about his friend and cousin who were in line with him for water, said Yasmin. They were both killed."
Omar Halawa, 13, lost his right leg three months ago after shelling struck while he and children queued for water in Jabalia. The family had been displaced more than 15 times since the war began in October 2023 and could not afford transport south. Water supplies became rare, prompting children to wake before dawn to queue for a gallon. Omar's friend Mohammed and cousin Moath, both 13, were killed in the same shelling. Omar's amputated leg was buried near their tent, and he visits its grave daily, saying "My leg went to heaven before me."
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