"The ninth of September is my sister Enas's birthday, so we were happy this morning, drinking coffee as a family and telling jokes, until we saw the leaflets dropping down telling us to evacuate. So now, instead of preparing biscuits and cakes to celebrate, we are packing for another displacement. The Israeli army's plan to occupy Gaza City sent me back to memories of the early days of the war: the tension, the terror and the psychological pressure."
"My mind shifts to memories of the suffering we endured in the south, living in tents, the heat of summer, the cold of winter, the struggle to secure food and water, the difficulty of accessing electricity and the internet. The first Friday of the war we fled without knowing our destination, consumed by fear, taking only small bags packed quickly with light clothes and some basic essentials. It was an extreme time, when we lived minute to minute in total confusion."
A family celebrating a birthday received evacuation leaflets and must pack for another displacement. The plan to occupy Gaza City resurrected memories of earlier war days marked by tension, terror and psychological pressure. The family has stayed in ten places since leaving Beit Lahia. Southern displacement involved living in tents, enduring summer heat and winter cold, struggling to secure food and water, and lacking electricity and internet. The initial flight was frantic, with only small bags of essentials. A father bicycled south to find a shelter and encountered severe transport and fuel shortages.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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