Joy 'incomplete' for Palestinian prisoner's mother after Gaza bombing

The mother of Marah Jawdat Musa Bakir, a Palestinian woman set to be freed from Israeli jail, says her joy is "incomplete".

Speaking to Middle East Eye from Jerusalem where she is impatiently awaiting Marah's release, Sawsan Bakir said the "situation across the homeland" makes it difficult to celebrate, referring to the Israeli aggression in Gaza. 

"I have mixed feelings, I don't know what to feel," Sawsan told MEE contributor Faiz Abu Rmeleh.

"Of course, on the one hand, we are happy that Marah will be free. But our joy is incomplete due to the situation across the homeland," she said.

Sawsan, who had been waiting for Marah's release for eight years, said Israeli authorities are cracking down on any display of joy over the prisoner's release across occupied East Jerusalem.

But that won't stop her from being happy, she said.

"For us, Farah's mere return is enough.

"We just want to be happy now and we will see what happens later."