‘Stopped eating so I could afford it’: Owner of largest Gaza bookshop after Israeli airstrike on it
‘I would restrict myself, my children and my siblings so I could afford the store,’ said Shaban Aslim.
“I stopped eating so that I could afford to open the shop.”
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) May 19, 2021
The owner of Gaza’s largest bookstore, Shaban Aslim, stands in front of the rubble of his bookstore which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike. pic.twitter.com/GvG2jkBIzX
