Magdy Jadallah… Lost His Whole Family at Once

In a narrow alley surrounded by the war-ravaged walls of a hospital, Magdy Jadallah stood frozen before white shrouds — not those of strangers, but containing his wife and three children, whom he lost all at once in an Israeli airstrike targeting their home in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.

Magdy has suffered since birth from a rare hereditary disorder called “Severe Skeletal Dysplasia” — most likely of the SED type — which caused severe deformities in his spine, limbs, and joints. His life was a constant struggle against pain, disability, and pitying looks. Yet, he never stopped dreaming, loving, and building a family.

In besieged Gaza, illness was not enough to extinguish Magdy’s flame. Then the occupation completed the tragedy, leaving him alone, exhausted, with a body weighed down by pain and a heart empty except for memories. With a hoarse voice and eyes fixed on the shrouds, he said:

“I lost my wife, my support, and all my joy in this world. My three children — they kept me alive from inside, and today, they are all gone.”

Magdy lived his entire life in deep poverty, barely able to afford his daily food. He never received specialized treatment or medical devices that could help someone with bone deformities move or stabilize. And with the ongoing war, his illness was the lesser evil.

Magdy Jadallah is not just a rare medical case, but a human story embodying the pain of the Palestinian people who fight disease, poverty, and above all, occupation. Today, Magdy lives alone — no support, no voice, no warm embrace — standing tall despite life’s harshness, carrying his twisted body like a symbol of Palestinian suffering.

Observers note that this crime is not just a fleeting news event but a stain on humanity’s conscience and further proof that the Palestinian body, fragile in bone, remains steadfast in dignity.