‘Tell us’: Gaza family trapped between hope and pain over missing brothers

Gaza City, the Gaza Strip – For more than a year, Ashjan Abdel Aal’s life has been suspended between grief and hope.

Two of her sons, Othman and Sami, have been missing since the morning of June 29, 2025, when they left their displaced family’s home in Gaza City – only never to return.

“I want them to come back,” the 36-year-old says through tears. “I want a day when I can...