Fifth Day
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I remember, a few moments before he went to his
mother’s house, he took some important items
from our house, and looked at me and said, ‘I’m
in a hurry. Forgive me. Do not be sad.’ Although I
did not get what he said, I felt something about it! I
never understood what he meant by ‘forgive me!’ or
‘don’t be sad!’ or even ‘I’m in a hurry.’.
They took me to hospital to kiss my husband
a goodbye. I tried to be strong, not allowing tears
to fall and asked God to help me go through that
difficult time.
At about 4:00 pm, Israeli warplanes targeted a
water delivery van. The citizens Suhail Hamada,
42, and his son Ashour, 10, who were riding the
van in Bait-Lahya town were killed.
16. Testimony of Nisreen Hamada, 35, wife of
Martyr Suhail:1
My husband owns a water delivery van from
which he makes a living. The day of his martyrdom,
he intended to go to work after he had lunch. My
heart was beating fast that I was feeling something
bad might happen. I asked him to stay home, but
it was so important to go out, and he promised not
to be late. Ashour, my 10-yearold son went with
him. After five minutes, I heard a bomb while I
was watching Al-Dalo family targeting on TV.
While watching, breaking news was talking about
targeting a water delivery van. Unconsciously, I
screamed thinking about my husband and son!
My eldest son, trying to calm me down, told
me that the news about targeting a van was wrong
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An interview with Nisreen Hamada on Sunday, 27 Decem-
ber2012, at her house in Jabalia, north Gaza.
