Imad Update
25 June 2024
Hi Everyone,
Where to start? I guess the first thing to say is that I am limited to 1500 characters. Which in some ways is good as it focuses my thoughts but in others really frustrating as it limits what I can say.
The other thing is to acknowledge some of you already got a more detailed update via a (separate) email that I sent out, so apologies if this sounds like a repeat. If you are not getting the email please get in touch if you would like to receive it (other than more space to write, emails make it easier to attach videos, multiple photos, and written reports from Imad himself).
Since I last updated on here a lot happened:
- Imad's parents' family home was destroyed (before October this housed Imad's parents and his four brothers and their families). They had lived there since 1995 and is the photo attached to this post.
-When the 4 hostages were rescued from Nuseirat Refugee camp, Imad did a 10 kilometre (6 mile) round trip walk to collect 10 family members from Nuseirat. They walked past a lot of dead people including women and children.
- Imad shares so much information about daily life we are thinking how best to present it, it is information you won't find on any media. Anything from prices of food doubling from one week to the next to him and his wife losing over 20 kilos in weight since October, to the fact that since October Israel has not allowed into Gaza:
Soap
Shampoo
Toothpaste
Women's sanitary products
Clothes
Shoes
