The first missile the Israeli occupation forces fired at the Abu Nasr family home in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, on 28 October hit the stairwell.
Around 300 members of the extended Abu Nasr family had taken shelter in the 10 apartments of the five-story building, and the stairwell was the only escape route.
After that first missile was fired at 10 pm that night, the majority of people in the building could not escape. When the second missile was fired, at 4 am the next morning, only 15 members of the extended family survived: 10 children and five men.
The Electronic Intifada interviewed several of the survivors who are currently receiving care at al-Helou International Hospital in Gaza City.
Here are their testimonies. ….more
