Izz Café manager to spend Christmas worrying about his family in Gaza

Habib, who lives in Cork, said: 'When I last spoke to my 11-year-old brother, he said his wish was for peace and to be able to play a soccer game again.'

Habib Al Ostaz, manager and chef, in Izz Café, Cork, said: “We wish this war will end soon and all the children will be safe.”  Picture: Denis Minihane

As soon as Habib Al Ostaz wakes on Christmas morning, he will check the news to see what is unfolding in Gaza while he desperately tries to make contact with his family there.

His only Christmas wish is an end to the war.