Salam Mema’s Fb web page provided a window into motherhood and delight. A photograph she posted in July confirmed her sons wearing beige fits alongside her younger daughter, who was carrying 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 Girls Journalists Committee in Gaza. Her good friend 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 accordance with Razayne and the Coalition for Girls in Journalism. Mema had been alive, trapped below 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 good friend stated. Mema’s husband and brother-in-law have been additionally killed, she stated. Her 5-year-old son, Ali, was pulled from below the wreckage, however her daughter, 3-year-old Sham, remained lacking, the coalition stated on Oct. 20.
“She was not a navy particular person to kill,” Razayne stated. “My thoughts can’t comprehend anymore.”
Claire Parker, Heba Farouk, Noga Tarnopolsky and Miriam Berger contributed to this report.