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![Gaza mother Maha Abu Al-Shaar holds her phone displaying a photo of her son, Eid, as she cries with joy and sadness after discovery that he is alive in an Israeli prison, 18 months after being declared a martyr and missing. [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-06-at-12.25.30-PM-1-1778059930.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![The mother, Amal Sbeih, did not expect to lose her husband during the war on Gaza, and she is now taking on both the father’s and mother’s roles for her three children [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/873A0074-1778119737.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Published On 7 May 2026
