Shaaban, the memorizer of the Book of God, survived the bombing of a nearby mosque and died in a fire in his tent.

Abdulrahman died from his burns.. Farah and Rahaf are in intensive care and in urgent need of treatment

The grieving father stood in front of his son Shaaban, helpless and crying: “Forgive me, father. I can’t do anything for you.”

"I saw my son Shaaban's body melting and I couldn't do anything..." With these words, the grieving father, Ahmed Al-Dalo, expressed the moments of helplessness, brokenness and pain he experienced as he saw with his own eyes the flames devouring the bodies of his two sons and wife.

A major tragedy befell the Al-Dalo family when the Israeli occupation bombed the tents of the displaced in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, where his wife and two sons, Shaaban and Abdul Rahman, were martyred.

Al-Dalo told Al-Quds and Al-Quds.com: “I never imagined that I and my family would be targeted by the Israeli occupation, especially after I moved with them from my home in Gaza City to the place that the occupation claims is safe, out of fear for them and so that no harm would come to them.”

He added: "I wanted to make them more secure, and I decided to set up a tent, considering that the hospital is a safe place that the occupation will not target, especially since I have sought refuge there for a year."

As for the tragedy that Al-Daloo could not have imagined in his worst nightmares, he said: “I woke up at one in the morning and went to the bathroom. The sound of the reconnaissance plane was very frightening. I was overcome with fear and anxiety, and I could not sleep. I sat on the iron chair in my tent.”

Suddenly, without warning, a large mass of flames fell on his wife and children. He continued: "At that moment, the chair I was sitting on outside the tent tilted, so I was not hurt, but I saw my family and the fire devouring their bodies."

He sat down and raised his index finger.

A chilling scene, how would a father feel when he sees his son burning in front of his eyes and he can't do anything. Al-Dalo added: "My son Shaaban was sleeping on the bed, he sat up and raised his index finger, I thought he was able to save himself, so I rushed to save my sleeping little children."

Al-Dalu managed to get his son, Abdul Rahman (11 years old), out of the fire, and then moments later he got out his daughter, Farah (19 years old), and he continued saying: “Abdul Rahman died yesterday from his injuries, and Farah stood in the middle of the fire herself, covered her body and got her out. I thought she was my wife because they were sleeping next to each other.”

Breathtaking moments, you don't know where to look, and who to save first. He added: "I looked at Shaaban, his face and body were melting from the flames of the fire."

Al-Daloo stood in front of his son Shaaban, at the peak of his helplessness and weakness, and told him: “Forgive me, father, I can’t do anything for you.” Then he sat in a corner in front of him and burst into tears.

In intensive care but without treatment!

According to his father's testimony, Shaaban was a dutiful son who memorized the Book of Allah. Al-Dalo continued: "One night, he was in the mosque near the hospital reading the Holy Quran, and at that moment the occupation bombed the mosque, and I heard that there were 25 martyrs. I realized then that Shaaban had been martyred, but thank God he survived and sustained only minor injuries."

Al-Dalu's two daughters are still suffering from serious burns. Farah is lying in Nasser Hospital in the intensive care unit, without medicine or treatment. As for Rahaf, her health condition is no less serious than her sister's, as she is lying in the American field hospital in Deir al-Balah without treatment either.

Al-Dalu appealed to all concerned institutions and people of humanitarian conscience to work to save his two daughters, saying: “Save my children from certain death. Gaza hospitals lack the most basic levels of treatment.”