Watch: Palestinian-Irish man shelters 90 people in Gaza home
Palestinian-Irish Ibrahim Alagha, who shelters over 90 people who fled their homes due to Israeli strikes, poses for a photo at his home in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Ibrahim Alagha/Reuters
Ibrahim Alagha, a Palestinian-Irish man is sheltering 90 people in his south Gaza home
"They are all either relatives or friends of mine, some of them know each other, but in total they all met here, most of them met each other for the first time here in the house."
The Irish embassy told Alagha to get out of Gaza when Israeli shelling started "We took a very risky journey to the border, but once we got there, we got a second call telling us we have to go back home, because the border will not open, that happened last Saturday, and we are still waiting until now for any update."
His house became a safe haven as Gaza's power, food and water supplies dwindle "The guys since the morning (have been) running out, trying to get falafel tomato and bread. It is very challenging, we consider ourselves quite lucky today to find them in a reasonable time."
Space is limited for Alagha's guests, a third of them are children younger than 18 "When an explosion happens, or there is any target around us that has been hit, they are always screaming, always frightened... they can hear and feel us with all the frustration, so it’s very difficult. Especially mentally, I think they will need a lot of support mentally after this war finishes."
