Published On 28 Sep 2025
Abeer Hassan, who cares for her autistic son Abdallah, claims that he is terrified by the constant Israeli explosions in Deir el-Balah.
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We were also urged to leave as the people began to flee the area, Hassan told Al Jazeera.
Abdallah used to watch displaced families fleeing in cars. She continued, “He would return to the tent using sign language, very tense and nervous.”
Hassan explained that they arrived at a camp for displaced people called Ameera, which was overflowing and had no room for their tent.
“Despite the danger, they later advised us to look for a spot close to Salah al-Din Street. Abdallah was becoming tense and making strange sounds as my daughters and I were crying. We have no idea where to go because the scorching heat is too much.
The army has issued numerous forced evacuation orders to Palestinians living in the besieged enclave since Israel’s occupation of Gaza in October 2023, frequently instructing them to relocate to the so-called “safe zone.”
However, al-Mawasi and the exodus of Palestinians fleeing Gaza City for an unknown fate further south have also been repeatedly attacked by Israel.
Abdallah has developed a new habit of pulling his hair because of the never-ending orders and sounds of bombardments and spends most of his time in the streets. His family cut his hair short to prevent him from tearing at it.
To prevent him from going outside in the heat, I started prescribing sleeping pills once more. I can’t help him any more than that. Two days before we were displaced, I discovered that my mobile phone had broken, and Hassan said that his only way to stay calm was through mobile games and videos.
“We were all under a lot of pressure, both young and old. I once requested that God arrange for Abdallah to be killed by himself. She pleaded, “Not everything he needs is available here,” noting.
Source: Aljazeera
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