Abdul Rahman Mansour was my cousin.
Aged 19, Abdul Rahman was the youngest boy in his family. His siblings doted on him.
Malak, his older sister, is showing a great determination to keep Abdul Rahman’s memory alive now that he is gone. Israel killed him during an attack on al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza, in November.
One of Abdul Rahman’s brothers has lived in the United Arab Emirates for many years and had encouraged him to move there.
“But Abdul Rahman used to tell me ‘I do not want to leave Gaza,’” Malak said. “ ‘I want to work in Gaza.’”
Abdul Rahman was ambitious. He had begun working on media and web projects as a freelancer.
After he graduated from university, he bought himself a laptop.
Members of the family went to different places when Israel declared its current war on Gaza…..more
