Neighbors rally behind Palestinian restaurant owner who lost family in Gaza

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The line for Bawadi Mediterranean Grill went out the door and around the building on a crisp Monday night in the suburbs of Washington D.C. Inside the Palestinian restaurant, servers dodged a mass of diners to replenish hummus, baba ganoush and chicken shawarma on the buffet table.

As the conflict between Israel and Hamas rages on, diaspora communities around the world watch in anguish. That includes the owner of Bawadi Mediterranean Grill, Khalid Mekki, whose niece was recently killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

The Monday crowd at Bawadi had gathered for a fundraiser – with Mekki donating 50 percent of the night's profits to the United Nations' relief agency.