Sam Metz

A young Palestinian woman who moved from Gaza to Israel succeeded in reuniting with her seven siblings after their parents and younger brother were killed in an Israeli airstrike during the Israel-Hamas war. The siblings, long separated by restrictive Israeli residency laws and the conflict, endured displacement and hardship in Gaza before securing Israeli passports through legal assistance and DNA testing. After navigating bureaucratic obstacles, they crossed into Israel and resettled in Nazareth, where they hope to rebuild their lives and focus on education, family connections and stability.