BBC Gaza correspondent: My struggle to keep family safe while covering the war - BBC News

BBC Arabic‘s Adnan El-Bursh covered the conflict as he and his family were displaced multiple times.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage caption, Adnan lived apart from his family for several weeks, visiting when he couldBy Adnan El-BurshBBC ArabicFor about three months, Adnan El-Bursh reported on the war in Gaza while living in a tent, eating one meal a day, and struggling to keep his wife and five children safe. The BBC Arabic correspondent shares the harrowing moments he faced covering a war that pushed him to his limits.

Warning: This report contains descriptions and images some readers may find distressing

One of the worst moments of the past six months was the night we all slept on the street. I looked at the faces of my wife and children, huddled in the bitter cold in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, and felt helpless.

My 19-year-old twins, Zakia and Batoul, lay on the pavement alongside my daughter, Yumna, who is 14, my son Mohamed, who is eight and my youngest girl, Razan, aged five, with their mother, Zaynab.

As we tried to rest outside the Palestinian Red Crescent Society's headquarters, the sounds of shelling echoed through the night and drones buzzed overhead.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68906903

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