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Interview & written by: Farah When I first connected with Issam Al-Khatib, a father from Gaza City’s Al-Rimal neighborhood, he introduced himself in a quiet, humble way. “I am Issam Al-Khatib,” he wrote, “from Gaza City, behind the Islamic University. I am the father of three children, two boys and a girl.” What followed was not just a conversation, but the unfolding of a life shattered before his eyes. A Home Filled with Life Before the war, Issam lived in a four-story famil