In a stunning turn of events that has left millions speechless, sources close to Elon Musk reveal a deeply personal tragedy that shattered the world’s most unbreakable visionary. Behind the empire of Tesla, SpaceX, and global innovation, Musk has been silently fighting a storm that few could imagine — one that finally brought him to his knees.

Witnesses say Musk appeared visibly distraught during a private meeting last week, where he reportedly broke down while speaking about “losing something no amount of success could ever replace.” Those who know him best describe this as the first time they’ve seen him truly broken — not by business failure, but by heartbreak.

In the following days, Musk made a decision so unexpected that even his closest allies were left in disbelief. He announced a sudden and indefinite retreat from public life, postponing all major projects and stepping away from multiple leadership roles. “I need to find myself again,” he reportedly said, his voice trembling, before walking away from the press conference without another word.

The world is now asking the same haunting question: What could break a man who once seemed unstoppable? And more importantly — what did Elon Musk lose that no technology, no empire, and no dream could ever bring back?

In a Single Moment… I Lost My Wife and Children and Was Left Alone

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Testimony Date: 12 July 2025

Majdi Mousa Alyan Jadallah, 41 years old, resident of Khan Younis refugee camp

I work as an academic advisor for new students in the Student Affairs Department at the Faculty of Applied Sciences. I live in a 55 m² apartment on the third floor of our family home, a three-storey building with a total area of 70 m². Since birth, I have suffered from spinal deformities that have affected my height and muscle growth. As a result, my mobility is limited, and I can only move outside the house using an electric wheelchair.

I was married to Mrs. Asia Taha Eid Zu’rob, and we had three children: Yahya (14 years old), Mousa (12 years old), and Ibrahim (1 year old).

During the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip starting on 7 October 2023, I was first forcibly displaced on 24 January 2024 to Girls’ Elementary School C, where I stayed for a month. I then moved to Al-Mawasi (west of Khan Younis) and later returned to my home in the camp on 1 June 2024, where I have remained since. Although we were warned by Israeli forces to evacuate the camp in early July, I could not leave due to financial hardship, lack of shelter, and the additional hardship displacement poses given my health condition. The neighbours hadn’t left either, so I thought, “I will stay, like them.”

At approximately 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, 9 July 2025, I was in my third-floor apartment after the evening (isha) prayer. My children were downstairs playing at the home of my late uncle, Mahmoud Othman, which is adjacent to ours on the southern side. They were playing with my cousin’s granddaughter, Tasneem Musab Abu Khudair (7 years old), who was forcibly displaced from northern Gaza and staying with us. My wife came into the room holding my phone and told me that my colleague was calling. I answered the call, then made another one, and gave the phone back to her to call her family, as she usually did. But she didn’t make the call and instead went downstairs. I began praying isha, and suddenly, I heard the sound of an explosion—sand, stones, and dust flying everywhere.

I quickly finished my prayer and rushed downstairs. As I descended, I heard women screaming. When I reached the street, I saw my late uncle Mahmoud’s house completely destroyed and young men from the neighbourhood gathering around the site of the strike. I stood in disbelief, murmuring, “Thank God.” The young men began searching for my children and wife. First, they pulled out my son Yahya, then Mousa, then Ibrahim. They couldn’t find my wife until they located her under the rubble near the entrance of the house. About ten minutes later, the Civil Defence arrived and transported them to the hospital.

Each time they pulled out one of my sons, the young men would tell me, “He’s okay,” but I kept saying, “He’s gone.” Deep inside, I felt they had all been martyred. I tried to go to Nasser Hospital, but my relatives and the young men prevented me. The Civil Defence and neighbours continued searching for Tasneem Abu Khdeir, who was missing.

At around midnight, the early hours of Thursday, 10 July 2025, the Civil Defence suspended the search due to other ongoing incidents. The neighbours kept searching, then paused for two hours before resuming around 5:30 a.m. They found Tasneem and transported her to Nasser Hospital. I went with them at around 7:10 a.m. After completing the burial and funeral, we buried them all in a mass grave in Al-Satariyah cemetery behind the Austrian Quarter, as our family cemetery was full.

Several others were injured in the incident, including my aunt Su’ad Abdullah Safi (55 years old), my cousin Mohammad Mahmoud Othman (36), and Asma Mahmoud Othman (33). Among our neighbours, to my knowledge, Sarah Nasr Abu Mustafa (24) and Mohammad Mahmoud Khalafallah (33) were also injured, along with others whose names I don’t know. The nearby homes were damaged, and my electric wheelchair, which I rely on for movement, was also affected.

That night, around 11:00 p.m., while I was sleeping on the ground floor, I heard my children and wife calling me: “Help us, Daddy! We’re suffocating, Daddy!” I woke up in panic. Around me were my aunt Su’ad, my cousin Mohammad, and my sister Sabreen (33), who had insisted I sleep downstairs. I asked them, “Do you hear what I hear?” They said no. I went up to my apartment and broke down crying.

In a single moment, I became completely alone—without children, without a wife.
My wife, who was my hands and feet, handled everything in our home. I only went to work and came back; I didn’t know anything about running the house—she took care of it all. I used to call my son Yahya “my professor,” Mousa “my doctor,” and Ibrahim “my engineer.” Since the start of the assault, my wife and I had made a pact with our children: to live or die together so that none of us would suffer the loss of the others. But now… they are gone. God is my refuge and the best to rely on.

‘We Are No Longer Debating Facts’: Prince Harry Shades X Owner Elon Musk While in Colombia

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are advocating for digital safety in Colombia, but the duke seemingly shaded Elon Musk after he was accused of fueling the recent riots in the U.K.

“What happens online within a matter of minutes transfers to the streets,” Harry said at the Summit on a Responsible Digital Future on Thursday, August 15. “People are acting on information that isn’t true. It comes down to all of us to be able to spot the true from the fake.”

“In an ideal world, those with positions of influence would take more responsibility. We are no longer debating facts,” he noted. “For as long as people are allowed to spread lies, abuse, harass, then social cohesion as we know it has completely broken down.”

The event the Sussexes attended was designed to promote a “responsible digital future.”

“It doesn’t matter where you live. It doesn’t matter who you are,” Meghan told the crowd. “Either you personally or someone you know is a victim to what’s happening online, and that’s something we can actively work on every day to remedy.”

According to reports, the rise in violent gatherings in the U.K. have been linked to racist content being shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Due to the existing threat, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is considering implementing stricter social media laws within the country.

“There are obviously aspects of the Online Safety Act that haven’t come into effect yet. We stand ready to make changes if necessary,” Minister for the Cabinet Office Nick Thomas-Symonds told MSNBC.

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Harry has shared his concerns about the safety of his native nation years before the crimes took place, OK! previously reported.

“It’s still dangerous, and all it takes is one lone actor, one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read,” Harry said in the Tabloids on Trial documentary. “And whether it’s a knife or acid, whatever it is, and these are things that are of genuine concern for me. It’s one of the reasons why I won’t bring my wife back to this country.”

Harry was stripped of his personnel privileges when he left the royal fold in 2020, but he is expected to appeal the High Court’s recent decision to rule in the Home Office’s favor.

“The threat is very real. He needs protection. The idea that the security forces wouldn’t allow anything to happen is a very glib dismissal of the reality of the threat the family faces,” a source told an outlet.

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Meghan hasn’t spent time in the U.K. since Queen Elizabeth‘s 2022 funeral, and insiders don’t envision the duke bringing his family to the region anytime soon.

“Why would he bring his wife and children back to the U.K. if they are not going to be protected? The duke needs protection, they need protection,” a source said. “The threat level hasn’t changed since he stepped back from the royal family, if anything it has got worse because of the tabloid campaign against him and his wife.”