'Leaving family was my hardest decision'

Gaza student tells march of homes levelled and brother killed in war

- BY BAIRBRE HOLMES

A STUDENT from Gaza has described how leaving her family to come to Ireland was the “hardest decision of my entire life”.

Ghada Ashour, a speaker at yesterday's National March for Palestine in Dublin, said she left Khan Younis last September to study for a master's degree in Ireland.

She said her family has been “devastated” by the war, adding: “Not only were our houses levelled down to the ground but also we lost many family members, most importantly, my brother, who was killed almost two years ago.”