Three years after Israeli bombing, Palestinian man recovers wife's remains
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<p>For nearly three years, Adham Heriz, 41, waited to recover and bury the bodies of his wife and children.</p>
<p>On Thursday, after years of searching through the ruins of their neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City, the <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> father finally recovered the remains of his wife, Hiam, 37. His son’s body is still missing.</p>
<p>Hiam and their eldest son, Anas, 17, were killed when a heavy <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> bombardment completely destroyed their home in Al-Yarmouk on 25 October 2023.</p>
<p>According to the Palestinian civil defence spokesperson in Gaza, Mahmoud Basal, the attack involved a series of heavy Israeli bombardments that struck 18 buildings containing around 175 residential apartments.</p>
<p>Around 450 people were inside the buildings, including doctors, academics, journalists, children and infants, Basal told MEE.</p>
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