In Gaza, where more than 42,400 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli bombardment in the past year, there is no room to grieve for those who die "naturally" from illness.
Living under war conditions is a form of torture. Even those who are not ill often say death would be a mercy compared to enduring the horror of this genocide.
My uncle, a lung patient who couldn't even find the oxygen tubes or the medicine he needed, inhaled the toxic smoke of airstrikes, explosive bombs, phosphorus attacks and asbestos from destroyed buildings.
The war worsened his illness and removed any hope for recovery, rendering natural death a luxury amidst overwhelming collective grief caused by ongoing genocide.
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