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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Aseel Mousa in Gaza and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

Killed trying to keep his family alive: one man’s death at Gaza aid convoy

Composite showing two pictures of Bilal el-Essi
Bilal el-Essi’s family are ‘heartbroken they didn’t stop him going out to look for food’. Photograph: Supplied

A few weeks before his death, Bilal el-Essi took a photo of a man’s body, sprawled under a women’s bike in a Gaza City street, a child’s pink backpack fallen from the basket.

The man was killed trying to find food for his family, Essi told friends and family when he shared the image, a snapshot of the tragedy and desperation in Gaza City.

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