Julie Rivault lost two of her grandchildren in bombings in Gaza. For France 3 Paris Île-de-France she testifies to the difficult mourning and the distance from her family who have lived in the Palestinian enclave for 7 years
“It is the horror. Something incomprehensible. Beyond all feelings.” Julie Rivault is still in shock. Two of her grandchildren died in an Israeli bombardment on the Gaza Strip on the night of October 23 to 24. Their 2-year-old little brother was injured in the pelvis and on my leg. “I think of my daughter, their mother who must be devastated, but also of their brother who will have to explain that his sister and brother are no longer there. His things hurt me horribly“, says this resident of Vitry-sur-Seine in Val-de-Marne.
It was through a voice message that Julie Rivaut learned of the death of Jannah, 10 years old born in Vitry-sur-Seine and Obaida, 7 years old born in Gaza. “I send messages every day in writing to my daughter“Yasmine kept her informed orally of the successive bombings.”She also told me that they were afraid all the time“, she relates. Her daughter has been living in Gaza for 7 years with her three children. Suspected of having financed and provided logistical support for the benefit of jihadists via a humanitarian association, she was placed under judicial supervision in 2014 She fled France in 2016. Since then, she has been the subject of an international arrest warrant. The family has not left the Palestinian enclave since the start of the conflict on October 7.
“The children were very scared. Jannah even said ‘we’re going to die’ “, remembers Julie Rivault. Today, she does not know where her daughter is. Her 2-year-old grandson has been released from the hospital. In total, more than 3,500 children were killed in the bombings. 170 French nationals are still found in Gaza
With Méryl Loisel