GAZA, Jan 21 (NNN-WAFA) – Nasir Mahdi, a Palestinian man living in Gaza, is clouded with anxiety and worry, as he has been cut off from all contact with his family in Gaza City for more than a week, due to the communications blackout in the coastal enclave.
“I used to call my family every day to check on their states. However, I’ve lost all my connectivity with them … I’m worried about their fate,” said the 55-year-old father of four, who, currently staying in a temporary tent on the street of the southernmost Rafah city, has been displaced for more than three months, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Sitting with his sons and grandchildren amid the sound of explosions caused by the Israeli raids, Mahdi looked from time to time at his mobile phone, hoping for the return of telecommunications services at any moment.
“It is too hard to wait for the news about your family and relatives without knowing if they’ve survived the Israeli attacks,” he said. “My body is here, but my thinking is with my daughters in Gaza City… I cannot withstand any more losses.”– NNN-WAFA
