‘It’s very devastating’: Calgary woman calls for ceasefire out of fear for her family and other civilians in Gaza
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A Palestinian woman who now lives in Calgary is calling on Canada and other western nations to order a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
A Palestinian woman who now lives in Calgary is calling on Canada and other western nations to order a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
For the last week, Riwaa Alsarhi has spent every day checking in on her family in Gaza.
But she lost touch with them on Friday after Israel cut electricity in their region.
“It’s very devastating and painful not to know what’s going on, what happening to them. You want to make sure just they are safe,” she said.
Alsarhi moved to Calgary in 2019, but grew up in Gaza.
She says her childhood home and neighbourhood were destroyed.
“My dad and mom has been working for more than 45 years to build this house, and it’s just destroyed in one minute in front of their eyes,” she said.
