Maram Humaid recounts a harrowing night in Deir el-Balah, Gaza as renewed airstrikes instilled fear in her family. Woken at 2:10 AM by violent explosions, she describes the chaos and terror experienced, especially by her young daughter. In the ensuing turmoil, they learned of targeted strikes across Gaza, causing destruction and loss of life. The announcement that Israel was resuming its offensive felt devastating. Humaid's narrative conveys the raw emotion, despair, and confusion that families face amidst the violence, reflecting on the cyclical nature of the conflict and its impact on civilians.
the war had returned, just like that, without warning. The clock read 2:10am when we woke up in terror to the deafening sound of air strikes.
Scenes that we had barely begun to forget, returned. Minutes passed before the news started rolling in: a house targeted in Deir el-Balah, strikes in the al-Karama neighbourhood.
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