Salam Mema’s Fb web page supplied a window into motherhood and delight. A photograph she posted in July confirmed her sons wearing beige fits alongside her younger daughter, who was sporting a white costume and flowers in her hair. “They’re part of my soul,” she wrote.
Mema, 32, was a contract journalist and member of the Ladies Journalists Committee in Gaza. Her buddy Nisreen Razayne advised The Publish she was “an angel,” a loving mom and a supportive colleague.
An Israeli airstrike on Mema’s house within the Jabalya refugee camp killed her and members of her household, in response to Razayne and the Coalition for Ladies in Journalism. Mema had been alive, trapped beneath the rubble, however she couldn’t be reached in time, Razayne stated.
About three days later, on Oct. 13, Mema’s physique was recovered together with that of her 7-year-old son, Hadi, her buddy stated. Mema’s husband and brother-in-law had been additionally killed, she stated. Her 5-year-old son, Ali, was rescued from beneath the wreckage, however her daughter, 3-year-old Sham, remained lacking, the coalition stated in an Oct. 20 replace.
“She was not a army individual to kill,” Razayne stated. “My thoughts can’t comprehend anymore.”
Ellen Francis, Claire Parker, Heba Farouk, Noga Tarnopolsky and Miriam Berger contributed to this report.