'Imagine having your grandmother telling you 'I don't know if I'm going to survive this because we might die from a bomb that is nearby,'' said one Bay Area resident who filed the lawsuit demanding the US government evacuate American citizens from Gaza.
Bay Area families with loved ones stranded in Gaza are filing a lawsuit against the US government, hoping their efforts will expedite the process.After nearly four weeks of airstrikes in Gaza, Bay Area families are filing a lawsuit against the US government pleading for their loved ones to be evacuated before it's too late.
"She was just crying and she didn't know what to say," said Rous. "I didn't know what to say. Imagine having your grandmother telling you 'I don't know if I'm going to survive this because we might die from a bomb that is nearby.'"15K protesters march in SF, rally for cease-fire in Gaza "We are here to demand that the US government immediately and safely evacuate every single American citizen from the Gaza Strip," said Attorney Ghassan Shamieh. "Including the two grandmothers of the boys behind me."
"She hasn't slept in a bed. She is 81 years old and frail," said Bseiso. "Sleeping on cement floors or whatever she has at the moment. There is 28 people in a room is what she is telling me which is inhumane."
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