"Born in Gaza almost 24 years ago, she had just returned to the Gaza Strip after completing her university studies in Cyprus when Hamas launched its attacks on October 7, 2023, and the relentless Israeli bombing campaign began. Her live broadcasts for various media outlets, and especially her Instagram videos, began to be viewed by hundreds of thousands of people. Today, she has four million followers on this social network."
"In Gaza, no matter how meticulously you plan everything, Israel will always have different plans for you, she says bitterly in a video conference conversation from Lebanon, where she has received a scholarship to study for a master's degree after leaving Gaza thanks to relatives who hold foreign passports at the end of November 2023. Her book, a bestseller in English and recently translated into Spanish, is a personal diary, a journey through the first weeks of bombing and destruction in Gaza,"
"I want the world to understand that in Gaza, the genocide doesn't stop when the bombs stop. It lives on in the minds and daily lives of those who survive. Since this ceasefire came into effect, Israel has killed dozens of Palestinians, and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to suffer from a lack of everything, even the most basic necessities."
A Palestinian journalist born in Gaza almost 24 years ago returned after studying in Cyprus just before Hamas launched attacks on October 7, 2023, followed by relentless Israeli bombing. Live broadcasts and Instagram videos reached hundreds of thousands and grew to four million followers. Evacuation at the end of November 2023 led to relocation to Lebanon and a scholarship to study for a master's degree. The first weeks of bombing revealed denial, collapsing worlds, intense anguish, and efforts to humanize those who die or flee. Ceasefires function as temporary gaps between tragedies while killings, shortages, and restrictions on movement persist.
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