Remains of 92-year-old Palestinian woman with dementia found in Gaza

The remains of a 92-year-old Palestinian woman with dementia were found in Gaza on Tuesday, Human Rights Watch's Farida Deif reported. 

Middle East Eye reported two weeks ago that Naifa Rizq al-Sawada, who suffers from Alzheimer's and is unable to walk or speak, was in her home in the vicinity of the al-Shifa Medical Complex in the west of Gaza City on 21 March when the Israeli military invaded the area post-midnight and forcibly evicted its residents at gunpoint.

The army stormed her home and ordered her family to evacuate, leaving her behind. 

Her daughter Maha al-Nawati told MEE at the time: "My mum cannot move, eat, or drink alone. When she slept, we used to turn her on her left and right sides so that her body does not develop ulcers. She cannot go to the bathroom alone, we used to assist her. She even cannot speak now; if they ask her what her name is, she will not be able to answer."

"I don’t know what the army wants to do with her? She is an elderly woman who cannot do anything in life, why would they take her? Why didn’t they let her leave with her son and his wife to evacuate to the south?"