‘I had the dream of visiting Brazil’, says uncle about child killed in Israeli attack in Lebanon; Brazilian naturalized parents also died

Boy killed in bombing dreamed of visiting Brazil The boy Ali Ghassan Nader, aged 11, killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, had the dream of visiting Brazil, where his parents lived for around 20 years. The information was reported by the child’s uncle, Mohamad Ali Kassem Jaafar. Ali died on Sunday (26), in the same bombing that killed his parents, Ghassan Nader and Manal Jaafar. The death of the family, who were naturalized Brazilians, was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ✅ Follow g1 Foz do Iguaçu on WhatsApp “What does it mean to lose an 11-year-old boy? He had the dream of visiting Brazil, where his parents lived, worked, where his brothers studied. Why kill that dream? What did this child do? I can’t understand”, said the uncle. According to family members, the boy was born in Lebanon and was a fan of the Brazilian team. The parents lived in Foz do Iguaçu, in the west of Paraná, where they had three children before Ali. Part of the family still maintains ties with Brazil. Ali’s body was buried on Monday (27). Until the last update of this report, the bodies of the parents had not yet been located. One of the brothers, who was in the house at the time of the attack, survived. The couple’s other two children were not at the scene. The child had the dream of visiting Brazil, according to his uncle Mohamad Personal archive According to the uncle, the impact of the boy’s death also affected other children in the family. He said that his own son, the same age as Ali, feels the loss of his cousin. “My son said: ‘Dad, I lost my best friend’. They were the same age, they were always together. He said that when he goes to sleep, he starts thinking about who he’s going to play with, who he’s going to talk to. It’s very difficult,” he reported. Read also: Femicide: 17-year-old girl stabbed to death by her ex-partner Traffic: Girl dies and stepfather disappears after truck falls into dam Research: Moro has 35%, Requião Filho 18% and Greca 15%, shows Quaest Family lived in Paraná Family of Brazilians killed in Israeli attack left Paraná to live in Lebanon According to Mohamad Ali Kassem Jaafar, Manal’s brother, the family moved to Brazil in the 1990s and built a life in Foz do Iguaçu, where he completed the naturalization process and remained until 2010. “My brother-in-law went to Brazil around 1990, and my sister in 1996. They stayed in Foz do Iguaçu until 2010. They worked in Brazil and Paraguay, opened businesses and regularized everything”, he said. According to him, the decision to return to Lebanon came after a visit to the country. “They decided to return in 2010. It was supposed to be a visit, but his brother passed away and they chose to stay. Even so, they always maintained their love for Brazil and taught it to their children”, he said. Family died after Israeli bombing Personal archive Attack took place after returning to the family home According to Manal’s brother’s report, the family had left southern Lebanon at the beginning of the war and temporarily moved to Beirut, the country’s capital. After the announcement of a ceasefire agreement, they decided to return to the house where they lived. “They said there was a ceasefire and people started to return. In the first week, they came and went. In the second week, they were at home, as a family, preparing lunch, when the bombing happened”, he reported. He also says that he was with his relatives shortly before the attack that killed the couple and the boy. “The day before, I went to their house. We even spent the night there.” Ali Ghassan Nader, Ghassan Nader and Manal Jaafar, victims of a bombing in Lebanon. Reproduction / Social Media After learning about the bombing, Mohamad went to the location and found the residence destroyed. “That day, I was in Beirut. I heard about the attack and went straight to the south. The three-story house was completely on the ground. It’s terrifying. We couldn’t find the bodies. I looked for it myself,” he said, emotionally. Israel carries out attacks in southern Lebanon Smoke in Lebanon after an Israeli attack this Sunday (26). REUTERS/Shir Torem This Sunday (26), the Israeli Army began new attacks in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire in force with Hezbollah, a Lebanese extremist group supported by Iran, having been extended until the second half of May. The information was released by the French news agency RFI. At least 14 people died and 37 were injured in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon last Sunday (26). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the Israeli attack on Lebanon constitutes yet another example of the “reiterated and unacceptable violations of the ceasefire” announced on April 16. According to the Brazilian government, dozens of Lebanese civilians, including women and children, died in these attacks. “In expressing sincere condolences to the families of the victims, Brazil reiterates its most vehement condemnation of all attacks perpetrated during the ceasefire, both by Israeli forces and Hezbollah,” stated Itamaraty. Brazil has been arguing over the last few weeks that Israeli troops should leave Lebanon immediately. Furthermore, he has advocated that the ceasefire between Israel and Iran be extended to Lebanon, guaranteeing the country’s sovereignty. According to the ministry, the Brazilian embassy in Beirut is in contact with the family of the Brazilians who died in the attack to provide assistance. Extension of the ceasefire The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced on Thursday (23) the extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon for another three weeks. The decision was taken after a new meeting between authorities from the two countries in Washington. The truce came into force on April 16 and initially lasted 10 days. With the renewal, the ceasefire should last at least until the beginning of the second half of May. Despite this, there are doubts about the effectiveness of the agreement. Even in force, Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged attacks in recent days. On the same date as Trump’s announcement, for example, the Lebanese extremist group launched rockets into northern Israel, which were intercepted. A day earlier, on April 22, at least five people died in an Israeli bombing raid in southern Lebanon. Among the victims is a 43-year-old Lebanese journalist. Most watched videos on g1 Paraná: Read more news on g1 Paraná

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