Gaza City, Gaza Strip – May 7, 2025, was the day Amal Sobeih’s daughter was born. It was also the day her husband was killed.Yahya Sobeih saw little Sana come into the world. At six in the morning, he took Amal to the hospital as she struggled through labour pains.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAt the time, Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza was still raging, and military strikes across the enclave had not stopped.But the couple were filled with excitement as they prepared to welcome their third child, and the first sister to their two sons, Baraa and Kenan, who were four and three at the time.Amal explains that doctors told her she needed an emergency caesarean section after she arrived in the hospital, but aside from that, the delivery went smoothly.“It was a perfect day at the beginning … the delivery went quickly, the baby was healthy, and everyone was happy,” Amal says.“Yahya was overjoyed. He carried his daughter and kept telling everyone, ‘My beautiful princess is here.’”He went on to spend several hours with his wife and newborn daughter. He checked on them, recited the Islamic call to prayer into the baby’s ears, took photos of her, and welcomed relatives who arrived to congratulate him.Before leaving, Yahya told Amal he would step out briefly and return soon.“He asked me to rest and take care of myself. He said he would check on our two boys at home and bring some supplies for the baby, then come back so we could choose a …
