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Mustafa and Nesma al-Borsh, a couple from Gaza, finally celebrated their long-postponed wedding amidst the ongoing conflict. Despite facing displacement, loss, and continuous war, they sought a moment of joy. Their wedding celebration turned tragic when Israeli artillery struck a nearby vocational training facility being used as a shelter, killing family members and neighbors. The couple’s preparations for married life were destroyed, and they are now displaced again, living separately in tents, their joy replaced by grief and despair.

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Gaza Wedding Turns to Tragedy as Israeli Shelling Kills Family, Destroys Shelter

Gaza City, Gaza Strip – A Gaza couple’s wedding celebration turned to devastation on Friday when Israeli artillery struck a nearby building being used as a shelter, killing eight people, including family members of the groom. Mustafa and Nesma al-Borsh had persevered through months of displacement, loss, and conflict to finally tie the knot in a modest ceremony in Gaza City.

The celebration in the Tuffah neighborhood was drawing to a close when the shelling hit a vocational training facility, converted into a shelter for displaced families, adjacent to the wedding tent. The couple had planned to reside in the shelter following their wedding.

“We tried to steal a few happy moments, and we did,” said Nesma al-Borsh. Those moments were brutally cut short. According to Mustafa, the strike directly impacted the second floor, where his family was sheltering, as well as the classroom prepared for the couple.

Rescue efforts were hampered by delays in securing Israeli coordination for ambulance access. Mustafa helped to recover bodies and rescue the wounded, including his nephew who later died from his injuries.

The shelling killed a mother, father, and child, along with the groom’s young nephew. The renewed violence has displaced the couple and their families once again, shattering their hopes for a future together.

“What crime did I commit for my bride and me to have our joy stolen on our wedding day?” asked Mustafa, who is still wearing his blood-stained wedding clothes.

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