He left behind his wife, and children aged 7 to 21. CNN has been unable to reach members of Alareer’s family.
As the Israeli military steps up its campaign to defeat Hamas in northern Gaza, hospitals there remain under siege, according to doctors.
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Israeli authorities said Monday that two crossings into Gaza will be used to help screen humanitarian aid destined for the territory.
“The way things usually start is complete fear in the first couple of days,” he said. “This turns into numbness later on, complete indifference, complete submission.
He had been a vocal critic of Israel and a source of comments that caused offense to people outside Gaza, willing to be interviewed by many news outlets for Palestinian rights.
Human rights groups have said that Israel’s attacks on civilians amount to a war crime, as does their forcible evacuation.
“We remember and carry on Refaat’s legacy. Refaat the storyteller, father, husband, son, teacher, and friend.”
Refaat Al-Areer (left) sits with his friends and colleagues- Yousef Aljamal (center) and Jehad Abusalim (right)- on the Staten Island Ferry- during a book tour in (month) 2014
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Refaat Alareer (left) sits with his friends and colleagues, Yousef Aljamal (center) and Jehad Abusalim (right), on the Staten Island Ferry in New York during a book tour in 2014.
Following Alareer’s death, people in New York and London held vigils to honor his memory.
“It’s something we don’t talk about. We don’t even want to think about how these kids, the homes, the lives (that) get destroyed again and again every few years,” he recalled.
“It’s an archetypal Palestinian image of a discussion, a debate on should we stay in one room, so if we die, we die together, or should we stay in separate rooms, so at least somebody can live?” he said.
