Wael Dahdouh stood facing away from the camera for once, leaning against the wall to hide his tears.
He was at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital to bid a final farewell to his wife, son, daughter and grandson who had just been killed in an Israeli air raid that hit the house they were sheltering in.
When he turned to face his audience, it was to be interviewed by a colleague, the same way he had interviewed so many others before.
He composed himself and started to talk, but when it came to counting the people he had lost, his voice gradually lost assurance. Then it broke. Tears filled his eyes as he mentioned his seven-year-old daughter Sham, the second-youngest of the victims.
The youngest was Wael’s grandson, Adam, who was one and a half.
“My siblings and cousins were there, too, and my daughters are all injured,” he said. “But I suppose I should thank God that at least some of my family survived.”
Original from www.aljazeera.com