"Over the past two years, we stopped counting seasons, days, and the passage of time. Days are no longer days; the life we knew before the outbreak of Israel's genocidal war is gone. Instead, days merge as we taste every shade of suffering and drink from every bitter cup except the one that will give us our lives back. We watch the world writing about the end of 2025, celebrating achievements and opening a blank page to welcome the coming year."
"But a new year in Gaza means we are entering the third year of the war and its aftermath. It's as if Gaza has its own calendar since the genocide began. Whoever emerged from this year alive survived with their body, but their soul has been eroded you can see it on the face of any woman or man who has been displaced for two years."
Over two years, inhabitants stopped counting seasons or days as everyday life before the outbreak of Israel's genocidal war vanished. Days merged into continuous suffering, with people tasting every shade of pain while basic needs disappeared. A January 2025 ceasefire briefly allowed returns to destroyed northern Gaza homes, but renewed bombardment six weeks later brought harsher attacks and a blockade that weaponized starvation by blocking aid and supplies. Families raced to secure a single meal amid empty supermarket shelves, abandoned holiday tables, and makeshift sweets from minimal ingredients. Physical survival often came at the cost of eroded spirits and pervasive displacement.
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