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Qana Survivor: My Brother, Sister and Daughter Have Died

HeadlineJul 31, 2006

One of the survivors, Mohamad Shelhoub, spoke to reporters from his hospital bed in Tyre.

  • Mohamad Shelhoub: “Last night we heard Israeli planes flying over us. We were about 50 people in the room, about 30 children. Most of the children died. I’m not a fighter, neither is my wife. We are disabled people. We were sleeping in the shelter. My brother, my sister died and also my daughter who was six years old. My wife is here, she was wounded too.”

For Qana, history has repeated itself. In 1996, more than 106 villagers died after Israel bombed the UN compound where they were seeking refuge. Sunday’s attack was met by outcry from the around the world.

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