Najwa, a Palestinian woman paralysed in Israel’s assault on Gaza
1 year, 7 months ago

Najwa, a Palestinian woman paralysed in Israel’s assault on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

She was the sole breadwinner for her family of seven until an Israeli bomb blew her off the roof of her house. “I had gone up on the roof with my 14-year-old son to check the water tank,” Najwa told Al Jazeera. She never leaves Najwa’s side after the “great shock” of her injury. “I can’t stop thinking about her children.” Her husband, Mazen Abu Aisha, 50, comes to the hospital to see her often, leaning on his cane with tears running down his face. “The doctors told me they couldn’t do anything for me here,” Najwa said.

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