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‘I cannot carry all of this alone’: the couples kept apart by the war in Gaza

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 17 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘I cannot carry all of this alone’: the couples kept apart by the war in Gaza”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Families have been scattered, fathers separated from their children, and couples unable to reunite and marry Wijdan Abu Matar, 43, was forced to leave Gaza in November 2023 with her eight children for medical treatment, while her injured husband, Hatem, remained behind.
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
‘I cannot carry all of this alone’: the couples kept apart by the war in Gaza
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- The Guardian