A journalist working in the Gaza Strip mourned the deaths of his four children and brother after Israel launched an airstrike on the Al Maghazi refugee camp, killing at least 47 people and injuring dozens, including his wife and infant son.
Mohammed Alaloul, a photographer for the Turkish-run Anadolu Agency news service, was at work when he learned that the refugee camp had been hit in an overnight airstrike, the New York Times reported.
With reports coming in of multi-story houses being flattened in the area and dead children arriving at nearby hospitals, Alaloul checked the news on his phone until he learned that his family was caught in the blast.
Among those killed were his children – Qais, Ahmad, Rahaf, and Kenaan.
Three of the children were only four years old.
Mohammed Alaloul sobbed as he looked over the bodies of his four sons at Al-Aqsa Hospital on Sunday. AFP via Getty Images Her only surviving son, Adam, suffered facial and body injuries from shrapnel after an Israeli airstrike on the refugee camp in Al Maghazi. AFP via Getty Images The grieving father helped carry his children’s bodies to the hospital. AFP via Getty Images
Alaloul’s wife, Amnah, and their youngest son, Adam, 1, survived the airstrike and are being treated at Al-Aqsa Hospital. Both are listed in critical condition.
Adam suffered shrapnel wounds, as did Amnah, who also suffered broken bones and serious burns to her face. Adam was seen being treated in a crowded hospital hallway like dozens of others, according to the Times.
Hours after the airstrike, Alaloul was at the hospital leading a funeral prayer near the entrance, still wearing his blue press jacket issued to journalists working in Gaza.
Three of Alaloul’s four children who were killed in the explosion were only four years old. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Shutterstock A photographer hugs his father outside the hospital, with Alaloul’s brother also killed in the blast.AFP via Getty Images
She is depicted sobbing as she carries and identifies the bodies of her slain children. He was also seen persuading his heartbroken father.
Following the blast in Al Maghazi, an Associated Press reporter saw at least eight dead children, including an infant, as victims were taken to a nearby hospital after the airstrike.
Arafat Abu Mashaia, a refugee in the camp, condemned the Israeli airstrikes, saying the bombs hit civilian zones where Hamas was not present.
The refugee camp and nearby buildings were completely leveled, killing at least 47 people. AFP via Getty Images
“It was a real massacre,” he said, standing on the debris. “Everyone here is a peaceful person. I challenge anyone who says there is resistance [fighters] here.”
Israel did not immediately comment on the strike but said it only targeted areas known to harbor Hamas terrorists.
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