Scarred from dodging Israeli missiles, Maria arrived in Sydney from Gaza on a humanitarian visa six weeks ago but is worried for the brothers and sisters she has not heard from in over a fortnight.
The 50-year-old homemaker was sheltering in historic St Porphyrius Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City when it was struck by rocket on October 19.
She witnessed severed bodies being pulled from the rubble and screamed in relief at the survival of her brother, his wife and their children under the weight of smashed concrete.
