As nine year old Yahya Hamad fell asleep beside his parents on the night of Feb. 16, he could not have known that it would be the last time he would feel the comfort of their presence.
Hours later, an Israeli airstrike slammed into the home near Deir al Balah in central Gaza where multiple families were taking shelter.
“I woke up to the sound of bombs and everyone was screaming,” Yahya told CBC News.
“Rocks and rubble were on top of me, there was a hole I was breathing from, and I put my hand out so people could find me.”
While Yahya was
