▁above ▁his ▁house ▁since ▁dr ought ▁had ▁left ▁him ▁unable ▁to ▁enjoy ▁sw imming . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁being ▁gener ous . ▁ ▁" He ▁would ▁often ▁ask ▁his ▁parents ▁for ▁money ▁to ▁give ▁to ▁the ▁poor . ▁I ▁remember ▁once ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁give ▁someone ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Sy rian ▁P ounds ▁($ 2 ), ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁much . ▁But ▁Ham za ▁said , ▁' I ▁have ▁a ▁bed ▁and ▁food ▁while ▁that ▁gu y ▁has ▁nothing .' ▁And ▁so ▁he ▁persu aded ▁his ▁parents ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁poor ▁man ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ," ▁his ▁cousin ▁told ▁Al ▁J aze era . ▁ ▁T ort ure ▁Al - J aze era ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁politics , ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁un named ▁cousin , ▁but ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁joined ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁a ▁r ally ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁D ara a . ▁" Every body ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁protest , ▁so ▁he ▁went ▁along ▁as ▁well ," ▁said ▁his ▁cousin . ▁Ham za ▁walked ▁with ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁ 1 2   km ▁along ▁the ▁road ▁from ▁al - J ee z ah ▁north - west ▁to ▁Sa ida . ▁F iring ▁began ▁almost ▁as ▁the ▁protest ers ▁reached ▁Sa ida . ▁Ham za ' s ▁cousin ▁reported : ▁" Pe ople ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁wounded , ▁some ▁were