Gaza: 'My

wife died in
five minutes,
War is a social conflict in which two or more
relatively massive human groups — mainly
tribes, societies or nations — confront each
other savagely, in which many innocent
people die. This is the clear example of
Palestine, the country where Khalid's family
used to / would live, a man who, due to the
conflicts in his country, lost what was most
precious to him; his family.
 Gaza has been shelled by Israel as part of its conflict with
Palestine. Khalid El-Estal, a 30-year-old man, said that he
had been working in Saudi Arabia while his family
remained in Palestinian territory. After violence in the
region increased, Khalid told his wife to depart their house
and to move to the South and stay with his family.
However, on the exact day her wife and kids arrived at his
family home, the place was blasted. Khalid's children were
buried under the rubble, as was well as his wife, who sadly
died due to her injuries.
 QUESTIONS

1. What do you think about the increase of

violence in Palestine?

2. What do you think about the deaths that

have occurred in Palestine due to the conflict
with Israel?

3. What do you think is the cause of the conflict

between Palestine and Israel?
After the death of Ashwak, Khalid's wife, he said "she was my life" as

well as saying that he lost everything, and that, now, he doesn't

gather courage to tell his children that their mother has died.

Furthermore, Khalid hopes to reassemble with his two young

children in Dublin, and he is apprehensive for their lives as he has

no help from the Gaza authorities.

“She was my life”, he said.

 VOCABULARY
blast: to explode or destroy something or
someone with explosives, or to break
through or hit something with a similar, very
strong force.
buried: to cover something or someone
completely with a large quantity of
something.