Correspondent in Jerusalem
Abu Musa's life resembles a precipitous descent into hell. In just four weeks, helplessly, this translator for Le Figaro dragged his wife and two children with him. Like hundreds of thousands of residents of Gaza City, Abu Musa complied with the Israeli army's evacuation order in mid-October, which ordered residents of the northern part of the enclave to return to the southern part.
By obeying, he hoped to find a safe place for his family. After many setbacks, the father of an 8-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl had found refuge in Khan Younis, where he rented a room. He lived there as best he could with eight other members of his family, in precarious conditions, devoting his time and energy to procuring the water, food and hygiene products his children needed.
'Escalation of violence'
He did not know the condition of his apartment building, located in the Remal neighborhood in central Gaza City. Of his life...
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