"Mustafa and Nesma al-Borsh's wedding party was, understandably, a modest affair, considering the conditions in the Gaza Strip. Nesma went to a beauty salon, rented a white dress, and took some photos with her groom, Mustafa. The ceremony and party were held in a tent in eastern Gaza City's neighbourhood of Tuffah, with only 40 people in attendance. I won't say it was the wedding day I had always dreamed of,"
"Those happy moments were stolen from Mustafa and Nesma. As last Friday's celebration wrapped up, Israeli shelling hit a building next to the tent. The targeted site was a vocational training facility run by Gaza's Ministry of Education, but had been converted into a shelter during the war. The couple had been planning to live there after the wedding. Flames rose from the site; dust, smoke, and screams filled the area."
"I immediately grabbed my bride's hand and sent her with my female relatives who had just left. Then I took off my wedding suit jacket and rushed with the other men to rescue those inside the building, Mustafa, 29, told Al Jazeera from Halawa, a displacement camp in Gaza City near Tuffah. The shelling directly hit the second floor of the school, where Mustafa's family were staying with others."
Mustafa and Nesma al-Borsh held a modest wedding in eastern Gaza City's Tuffah neighborhood with about 40 attendees. The couple rented a white dress and took photos before celebrating in a tent. As the celebration ended, Israeli shelling struck a nearby vocational training facility converted into a shelter, where the couple planned to live. Flames, dust, smoke and screams filled the area. The shelling directly hit the school's second floor where family members were staying and hit the room prepared for the couple. Guests and the groom rushed to rescue survivors, retrieve bodies and pull out wounded relatives.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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