Watan-A poignant video surfaced on social media showing a Palestinian father bidding farewell to his infant martyr son in Gaza through a video call, after being deprived of meeting his family due to the blockade on the territory.
A Palestinian expatriate father bid farewell to his martyr child through a video call after being deprived of meeting his family due to the closure of crossings with Gaza.
Addressing the father, a relative said, “Your brothers are with me, listening to you, and this is your little son, may God have mercy on him. He was born while you weren’t here, and he passed away while you weren’t here.”
ولد واستـ ـشـهد بعيدًا عن والده.. فلسطيني مغترب يودع طفله الشهـ ـيد بمكالمة فيديو#الجزيرة_مباشر #غزة_لحظة_بلحظة pic.twitter.com/DW6nDaT9Uz
— الجزيرة مباشر (@ajmubasher) March 18, 2024
“Groom in Paradise”
“Groom in Paradise,” the grieving father replied, as his companion prayed for him to be granted patience. The father, in a mournful tone, asked him to kiss the child on his behalf, saying, “Kiss him for me, Omar… Kiss him for me.”
The Israeli occupation launched a brutal and destructive war on October 27, 2023, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands, most of them women and children, according to Palestinian, international, and human rights media reports.