{
  "id": 9133754,
  "title": "Gaza siblings pulled from rubble left reeling after mother’s death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/gaza-siblings-pulled-from-rubble-left-reeling-after-mothers-death",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T11:29:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-siblings-pulled-rubble-reeling-mother-death"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two children, Abdulrahman Azzam and his sister Ferial, were rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Gaza after their mother died in the tragedy. The seven-year-old boy and the nine-year-old girl are now grappling with the mental trauma of losing their mother and three-year-old brother, Rizq, in the disaster.\n\nTheir father, Iyad Azzam, recounted the harrowing night when the Israeli-struck building gave way, claiming the lives of 21 people including 12 children. The Saada building, which had been damaged by Israeli strikes in 2023, was on the fourth floor of the Azzam's tent in Gaza City. Azzam had insisted his wife sleep at her family's home because she was seven months pregnant and the tent would flood during rain.\n\nThe family had to evacuate the building when it collapsed around 3.30am. Iyad Azzam was initially unsure what had happened until his friend called him to inform him about his wife and children. \"I didn’t know what had happened until a friend called me,\" Azzam said. \"I had a feeling something was wrong. I asked him, ‘Did something happen to my children? Is my wife okay?’ He told me that my wife’s sister was injured and in the hospital.\"\n\nThe rescue came as a shock to Azzam who was desperate to comfort his children who were suffering from physical and psychological trauma. \"Do I comfort them when I’m the one who needs comforting? I don’t know what to do,\" he said tearfully.",
  "summary": "Gaza siblings pulled from rubble left reeling after mother’s death Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Tue, 09/22/2026 - 09:36 Two children were pulled alive hours after an Israeli-struck building collapsed. Now they wake at night, reliving the moment falling concrete tore their family apart Ferial Azzam (L) and Abdulrahman Azzam (R) are struggling to cope after losing their mother in a building…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}