{"id":3345,"date":"2023-12-06T20:36:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T20:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=3345"},"modified":"2023-12-06T20:36:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T20:36:04","slug":"tragedy-strikes-al-jazeera-correspondent-momen-al-sharafi-loses-family-members-in-israeli-airstrike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/12\/06\/tragedy-strikes-al-jazeera-correspondent-momen-al-sharafi-loses-family-members-in-israeli-airstrike\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy Strikes: Al Jazeera Correspondent Momen Al-Sharafi Loses Family Members in Israeli Airstrike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Several members of the family of Al Jazeera correspondent Momen Al-Sharafi, including his parents, were martyred in an Israeli airstrike on the house they had sought refuge in at Jabalia camp.<\/p>\n<p>In a horrific massacre, Israeli occupation forces targeted Block 2 in Jabalia city early Wednesday, resulting in the martyrdom of 100 Palestinian civilians. A school sheltering displaced persons in northern Gaza was also hit.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, three girls from the Zafar family were confirmed martyred due to intense Israeli shelling on the Al-Zawya Mosque in Block 5. It was reported that Israeli forces are stationed in the southern areas of &#8220;Al-Falouja&#8221; and the northern areas of the Jabalia camp, with continuous artillery bombardment that shows no signs of stopping.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0645\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0644 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0632\u064a\u0631\u0629<\/a> \u0645\u0624\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0627\u0641\u064a \u0641\u064a \u0638\u0647\u0648\u0631\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0634\u0647\u0627\u062f 21 \u0634\u062e\u0635\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0633\u0631\u062a\u0647 \u0645\u0646 \u0628\u064a\u0646\u0647\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0647 \u0648\u0648\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0627\u062a\u0647 \u0648\u0639\u062f\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0634\u0642\u0627\u0626\u0647 \u0648\u064a\u0642\u0648\u0644: \u0646\u062d\u0646 \u0646\u062d\u0631\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0638\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0644\u0645\u0646 \u064a\u0633\u062a\u0634\u0647\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0642\u0627\u0631\u0628\u0646\u0627 \u0648\u0646\u062d\u0631\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u062f\u0641\u0646\u0647\u0645<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8_%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0631\u0628_\u063a\u0632\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GLwuyvuUbZ\">pic.twitter.com\/GLwuyvuUbZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0642\u0646\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0632\u064a\u0631\u0629 (@AJArabic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJArabic\/status\/1732411548205715715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Palestinian media sources have confirmed the martyrdom of three girls from the Zafar family due to intense Israeli bombardment of the Al-Zawya Mosque in Block 5. The sources indicated that Israeli forces are concentrated in the southern areas of &#8220;Al-Falouja&#8221; and the northern areas of the Jabalia camp, amidst the ongoing artillery bombardment that shows no signs of abating.<\/p>\n<h3>The family of Al Jazeera correspondent Momen Al-Sharafi has also suffered casualties<\/h3>\n<p>Momen Al-Sharafi reported to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/12\/05\/gazas-humanitarian-dilemma-al-jazeera-unveils-shocking-aid-realities\/\">Al Jazeera<\/a> that Israeli forces dropped an explosive barrel on the house where his family had sought refuge, resulting in its complete destruction along with neighboring houses and the martyrdom of all its residents.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera correspondent Momen Al-Sharafi revealed that his last communication with his family was a voice message from his mother just days before her martyrdom. In the message, she expressed her longing for him and her hope to reunite after the war.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3350\" style=\"width: 967px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3350 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ll-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Israeli war on Gaza\" width=\"967\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ll-1.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ll-1-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ll-1-768x632.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ll-1-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ll-1-450x370.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Momen Al-Sharafi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Al-Sharafi emphasized that what hurts him the most is that he was unable to even see his parents after their martyrdom, to imprint a farewell kiss on their foreheads, or to bury them as they are buried under the rubble.<\/p>\n<p>In his first appearance on Al Jazeera after the loss of his family, Momen Al-Sharafi said, &#8220;We are deprived of the last look at our relatives who are martyred, and we are deprived of burying them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added that neither the civil defense teams nor volunteers were able to retrieve the bodies of any of the martyrs until his appearance. Only a girl, thrown by the force of the explosion onto the roof of a nearby building, was recovered and fragmented.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that the explosion created a deep crater, and the remains of the martyrs were scattered in the air.<\/p>\n<p>On the 61st day, the Israeli army continues its brutal and intensive shelling on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/12\/06\/unveiling-the-gaza-crisis-occupation-displacement-and-sisis-controversial-role\/\">Gaza<\/a> as part of its monstrous aggression, which has resulted in more than 16,248 martyrs, including 7,112 children and 4,885 women, as well as 43,616 injuries, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health in the besieged enclave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Several members of the family of Al Jazeera correspondent Momen Al-Sharafi, including his parents, were martyred in an Israeli airstrike on the house they had sought refuge in at Jabalia camp. In a horrific massacre, Israeli occupation forces targeted Block 2 in Jabalia city early Wednesday, resulting in the martyrdom of 100 Palestinian civilians. 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