"It was a cool winter day in January 2013 when Yasser arrived at work. As the assistant chef at a hotel restaurant, Yasser had his hands full preparing a wedding feast. Wajiha was there to celebrate her cousin's big day, enjoying the food, music, and festivities. Just shy of 18, she had never really thought about marriage. But that night, on her way home, she experienced what she would later describe as "the most beautiful" coincidence."
""That morning, Ammar was getting ready to go to school, wearing his uniform and carrying his backpack," Yasser remembered. But then, "explosions echoed throughout the city." School was canceled, and "horrifying news began pouring in," recalled Yasser. For days, fear gripped the family as they navigated the chaos. Then, on October 13, the Israeli army ordered their immediate evacuation to the south."
"Seven years later, Wajiha, now a housewife, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Her treatment required traveling all the way to Cairo and back for radioactive iodine therapy, as it was unavailable in Gaza. "Despite all the difficulties, we tried to maintain our family routine," said Yasser, until what he called that "black day" on October 7, 2023 the day Hamas launched its terror attack on Israel."
Yasser met Wajiha in January 2013 at a hotel where he worked as an assistant chef preparing a wedding feast. Wajiha, just shy of 18, attended her cousin's wedding, they exchanged admiring glances, and Yasser proposed two months later. They married in April and welcomed a son the following year. Seven years later Wajiha was diagnosed with thyroid cancer; treatment required travel to Cairo for radioactive iodine therapy because Gaza lacked the service. On October 7, 2023 explosions and chaos erupted after a Hamas attack, schools closed, fear spread, and on October 13 the Israeli army ordered their immediate evacuation south.
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