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  Have you ever watched your life crumble bit by bit, completely powerless to stop it? My name is Israa, and I'm displaced from Gaza. I never imagined I'd be sharing my family's story this way. But when your world shrinks to a tent, and survival becomes your only goal, you start to hope that someone will listen. I'm also a mother of three. Every day, they need food, clean water, clothes, and the most basic necessities every child deserves, yet I can't provide them. It breaks...

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  In an official statement, the Peace Council said: “There is no place for UNRWA in the new Gaza; we are turning the page on the cycle of perpetual aid dependency and conflict. The people of Gaza deserve better. ‼️‼️‼️😡 This is not fair. 👎 For us in Gaza, UNRWA is not just an organization or a name mentioned in the news. It has been an integral part of our lives for decades. We were educated in its schools, treated in its clinics, and it has been a lifeline for thousands of families in the most dire...

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  When I used to hear that someone had developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease, I would feel profound sorrow and heartbreak for them. I would often wonder: How could they possibly live the rest of their life while trapped in such a condition? Today, however, I find myself wishing that I had Alzheimer's—not because I take this illness lightly, but because I can no longer bear the weight of my memories. Every time I remember what my life was like before this genocide, and compare it to w...

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  😞‼️ My children asked me if there was anywhere nearby where we could play. Then they said excitedly, "Come on, Mummy, come on! We want you to take us somewhere to play, or even to the beach to swim!" I looked at them, unable to answer, because there was nowhere safe. Bombings and attacks were everywhere. Just a few days earlier, there had been a bombing at a beach resort, and many innocent people had been killed. But I didn't tell them. They had suffered enough from fear, bombi...

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  💔💔‼️ In every street, neighborhood, and refugee camp across the Gaza Strip, this scene repeats itself every single day. People return to the ruins of their homes, desperately searching for anything, anything at all, no matter how small, that can reconnect them to the memories of the homes destroyed by Israeli airstrikes carried out with U.S. support. One father says, “My little daughter cries day and night, begging me to bring back the doll she left behind in our home.” Another searches throug...

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  💔💔 There is indescribable exhaustion. Sometimes, asking for help becomes a greater burden than the need itself. We live through long days of indescribable fatigue and exhaustion. We try to hide our helplessness behind patience, but there are small details that are hard to ignore, and our anxiety increases regarding our children's health: the smell and cleanliness of our clothes; washing dishes; the cleanliness of our tent. Today, we need the most basic necessities of life: hygiene products....

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  Beneath this tattered tarpaulin, life and death are equal, separated by a mere fraction of a second. The whistle of bullets piercing the air around you is not just a sound; it is a constant reminder that survival here is a matter of chance, that the difference between staying and leaving is a matter of centimeters. Your heart does not survive. It remains suspended in a state of acute fear and anticipation, counting your breaths and weighing every whisper of air that passes over the tent. You d...

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  Lana and Bana were martyred this morning when their home was bombed, killing them instantly. What was their crime to be torn to pieces? For three years, the whole world has witnessed our murder with the most horrific weapons. Where is humanity and compassion? Where is true empathy? We are just news and images, numbers, not human beings. We are tired of everything, of the stench of death, everywhere, every moment. 😢🇵🇸💔 #Gaza #Humanity #SaveChildren #StopGenocide #freepalestine #freeGaza #fyp #...

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  A little kindness in a heavy world. We steal simple moments from the difficult times to make our children happy. I am here for them. I need your support to provide food and basic necessities for my children. Every donation, no matter how small, makes a difference.🍉🇵🇸🙏 https://chuffed.org/project/154249-israas-hope-a-familys-fight-to-rebuild-after-war #caturday #CatsOfMastodon #cats #Cat #feline #kittens #catsoffediverse #Gaza #palestine #genocide #freepalestine #mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #Mutu...

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  The child, Sarah Mousa, was killed after succumbing to a gunshot wound to the head fired by the Israeli occupation forces last year. She had been undergoing medical treatment in Jordan following her injury, but she did not survive; that bullet was enough to end her life. 🥹🇵🇸💔 #Gaza #Humanity #SaveChildren #StopGenocide #freepalestine ##freeGaza #genocide

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  This is mera. A child from Gaza who learned far too early that survival doesn't mean safety. She flashes a victory sign with the innate sparkle of a child, but behind that small gesture lies a story no child should ever have to bear. Eight months outside of time have taught her things childhood isn't meant to know: fear, displacement, waiting, and the strange silence that follows terror. And yet, she smiles. Not because the wound has healed, but because children, even after the u...

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  If you want to go out in Gaza, you have to think a million times. Will you come back safe and sound, or will something happen to you? Will you be targeted? Will something happen to you? I swear to God, this isn't exaggeration or hyperbole; this is the reality inside each one of us. For example, this bus in the picture today was carrying children and women, and a car next to them was targeted. Fifteen people inside the bus were injured, some seriously and some moderately, not to mention t...

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  We Gazans have endured every tragedy imaginable throughout history: injustice and misery beyond human endurance. We sleep on the precipice of death every night, as some fall from it, while others await their turn. Death in the city has taken on countless forms and comes in many different ways. If you survive a bombing that kills someone next to you, you won't survive a car bombing. If you survive a car bombing, you won't survive a bombing of a tent next to yours. If you survive a...

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  Israel is the most despicable terrorist organization in history; even children are not safe from it. A precision drone and a missile guided by the latest technology target a child as he tries to rescue a martyr! The criminal Netanyahu criticizes an Israeli film exposing his army's crimes in Gaza, while the reality is being presented to the world in sound and image, needing neither films nor narratives. The image documents the moment the child, Muhammad al-Zinati, was targeted by a sec...

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  Their homes are standing graves… and their tents are shrouds. These are the remains of their homes, and these are the tents they were forced to live in; not shelters that preserve human dignity, but hanging graves and temporary coffins awaiting collapse. They offer no protection from the summer heat, nor ward off the winter cold, nor withstand rain or wind. When the sky thunders, it trembles above the heads of our children, and when shelling rumbles nearby, it rains down upon them. Living in th...

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  In Gaza, we live under a roof at risk of collapse—not because we chose it, but because the war destroyed our homes and forced this shelter upon us. Do not be surprised, then, if tomorrow you find yourselves pulling our mangled remains from the rubble of the building where we sought refuge. 👇👇👇 This is the roof under which we shelter our lives; for in Gaza, death is merely being postponed by every possible means. 💔 https://chuffed.org/project/154249-israas-hope-a-familys-fight-to-rebuild-after-w...

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  As the school year begins in Gaza: For the third consecutive year, the essentials for education are lacking, and schools are teeming with displaced people left homeless.🥹💔 #Gaza #gazastrip #spportfollow #freepalestine #save_gaza_children #SupportGaza #Humanity #StopGenocide

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@israajamal/117352903372453483 @F1 @V @mistergibson @voguefrance @GhostOnTheHalfShell @pokeefe1 @ha @violettejean @WorldWideWob @darth @danconnolly2016 @AdamSchein @Wen @vu @ifrit @souhunews @A_Mimi @Schlewi @TG4TV @brfootball @MeaningfulBits @nblr @DFB_Frauen Just one repost could save our lives, filled with homelessness, suffering, and misery. We still endure this suffering in order to survive. Please don't ignore this. Quote and repost. @...

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  In Gaza, transportation costs are exorbitant. Due to their dire circumstances, people have resorted to a means of transport called "al-Aqlah," a cart pulled by a vehicle. People use it because it's cheaper than other forms of transport. However, the high prices have forced people to search for any possible means of transportation. Al-Aqlahs are often overcrowded, sometimes carrying more than 25 passengers on a single trip. It's one of the worst and most unsafe f...

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  The war never ended, so how could it begin again? They deceived the world with a lie they called a “ceasefire.” But the bloodshed never stopped, the artillery never fell silent, the missiles never ceased, and the roar of warplanes has not gone quiet for a single moment. The entire world stands by as a helpless spectator, watching in silence, while my family and the people of Gaza alone continue to pay the price—every day, every hour, and every minute they remain on this land. What kind of cea...

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  If Gaza Could Speak... I don't think Gaza would ask the world to feel sorry for her. She would tell you that she was once full of life. Children played in her streets, families gathered for dinner, and every home held a story. Then she would tell you what happened. She would tell you about the homes that became rubble, the people who never came back, and the memories left behind. And before she stopped speaking, she would say: "Don't remember me only because of war. Remember t...

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  Do you think we don't love life? Do you think the people of Gaza were created to die? Do you think we have no feelings? Do you think we are inhuman? This is the image that Zionist ideology tries to paint of the people of Gaza. But I must tell you the truth. We love life. We love every detail of it. We love the morning, the sea, children's laughter, and our simple dreams. Despite the hell we live in, we remain steadfast. We still believe that we are human beings with enough humanity...

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  Gaza City has become one of the most densely populated places in the world, after more than two million people were forced into an area of no more than 100 square kilometers, following the Israeli army's control over nearly 70% of the Gaza Strip, leaving the population crowded into only about 30% of its land. The tragedy does not end with this overwhelming overcrowding. This remaining area is almost completely deprived of every basic necessity for life. Most families are living in worn-out...

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  During the seventh displacement from Rafah to Al-Mawasi, where the city was being evacuated in preparation for its later destruction. While praying Fajr in the tent, I heard a strange rustling sound near my books lying on the ground. The rustling intensified, and fear gripped my heart, quickening its rapid beating. I turned my head to the right and then to the left, glancing behind me. It was the first time in my life I had ever seen a real scorpion. Its slimy body gleamed in the light of my p...

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  I sit now on a broken chair, my laptop resting on my lap. The heat of the device, and the heat of the weather, stings me. In this weather, the tents are ovens cooking the bodies of the displaced. I'm trying to organize my new literary work. My wife calls out to me in an angry tone: "Get up and light the lighter, or buy another one." Ignoring her, I continue writing. The heat stings me, and with it, the impossible demands. A lighter in Gaza is an impossible request?! Yes. The...

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@israajamal/116928712546304006 My children were born to live, not to die under bombing and fear. They are not just numbers; they are souls who deserve a chance at life. Since their birth, I have done everything I can to provide them with the most basic right: a safe life like any child in this world. I am not asking for the impossible. I am only trying to save their lives and give them a chance to survive in a reality where survival has become a daily battle. Your...

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  I never imagined that securing a pill or a meal for my child would become my greatest ambition! 💔 As a mother/father, my heart breaks when I look into my children's eyes and all I can offer them are promises of patience. Under the current circumstances, every day is a battle to obtain the basic necessities that every child deserves. The lack of medical care, malnutrition, and the absence of the most basic rights weigh heavily on my little ones every second. We are struggling to survive, str...

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  My phone occasionally replays images from its stored memory, and I wish it hadn't shown me this one! How wonderful it is when a picture flashes before your eyes, bringing back moments of happiness and gatherings with loved ones, a genuine smile from the heart spreading across your face. But this picture didn't bring a smile; instead, it transported me back to the depths of the starvation war in northern Gaza, to days of loss, hunger, and displacement, and to the pain that has settled i...

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  We are not absent here, but the truth is that we have exhausted all words. For more than two and a half years, we have been screaming without pause, writing, documenting, and telling everything we have been through, and everything that was taken from us, word by word, in the hope that somewhere in this world there would remain something willing to listen. But nothing changed. The genocide did not stop, the massacres did not stop, the famine did not stop. And here we are today, on the verge of...

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  #For those outside Gaza… Read, understand, and share. Many people outside still can't believe what's happening in Gaza, or think it's confined to a specific area — and we've seen this a lot on social media. But the truth? The aggression has destroyed Gaza from north to south. Gaza today isn't a city; #Gaza today is the remnants of life. There's no "living" in Gaza… only a "struggle to survive." Houses are rubble. Streets are graveyards. Elect...