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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Rhana Natour in Washington

He’s raising millions in aid for Gaza. But still he couldn’t save his family

Hani Almadhoun poses for a portrait at his office in Washington DC
Hani Almadhoun, director of philanthropy at UNRWA USA. ‘At first it was the death of a good friend, someone who was in the US on a Fulbright, then it was cousins, then more cousins, then it was my sister-in-law’s entire family.’ Photograph: Eman Mohammed/The Guardian

Hani Almadhoun braces himself whenever he hears his iPhone ping, the sound now a harbinger of bad news from his family in Gaza.

On Thanksgiving, it was a Facebook notification with a message that his 17-year old nephew had been shot in the head by a sniper.

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