Women in the Radwan neighborhood of Gaza who needed formal clothing would often go to Fekriya Hassan Abdul A’al's place.

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"I remember when our house used to be full of brides-to-be and bridesmaids who came to my mother to try on clothes. She was exceptionally talented," says Fekriya's daughter Nevine.

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The 65-year-old tailor was killed along with two of her siblings, two of her children, and two of her grandchildren after the house they were sheltering in was hit by an airstrike on October 23.

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Nevine, who took refuge with a friend, says that Fekriya was devoted to her family and used to host large weekly gatherings.

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But Nevine says that her mother’s mood was deeply affected by the escalation of the conflict: "She told me during our last phone call, 'I am very depressed and exhausted by what seems like an endless war.'"

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Source: BBC