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Childhood Between Ruins and Play

 In the face of this little girl lies the story of a wounded homeland. She stands before a faded tent, holding her worn toy as if it were her greatest treasure, as if it were a shield against the cruelty of the world. Her wide eyes gaze toward the future—eyes that know only dreams, and that refuse to surrender to the echoes of war. In moments of displacement, when families are forced to abandon their homes in haste, children reveal the depth of their innocence. While adults think of documents, clothes, or bread, the first thought a child has is often of their toy. It is the one thing they cannot leave behind, the one companion that carries their laughter, their secrets, and their fragile sense of safety. In that small object, a child preserves a piece of normal life amid the chaos of flight. The toy she clutches is not mere fabric and stuffing—it is a tiny homeland, a lost home, a memory of a mother’s tenderness and a father’s weary smile. It is the bridge that carries her from fea...

“The Forgotten Patients: Healthcare Under Siege in Gaza”

In Gaza today, hospitals are not places of healing—they have become the frontlines of a silent war against time, scarcity, and despair. Once sanctuaries for the sick, many hospitals now lie in ruins after relentless bombardments, while those still standing struggle to function with shattered infrastructure and empty shelves. Essential medical equipment is broken or absent, medicines are available only in fragments, and doctors are forced to choose who will receive the last vial of anesthesia or the final dose of antibiotics. For cancer patients, the situation is even more devastating: life-saving treatments are often out of reach, not because the science does not exist, but because the borders are sealed, the crossings are closed, and the blockade suffocates every possibility of care. In Gaza, illness is no longer just a matter of health—it has become a matter of survival under siege. The destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system is not accidental—it is systematic. Over 1,500 health work...

Gaza’s Famine: When Hunger Becomes Death

 Gaza’s Famine: When Hunger Becomes Death For more than six consecutive months, Gaza’s crossings have been closed, cutting off food, medicine, and essential supplies. What began as a blockade has turned into a famine. Families have run out of flour, children go to sleep with nothing to eat, and markets are empty. The result has been catastrophic: many children have died of hunger, while countless others—especially infants, pregnant women, and the elderly—suffer from severe malnutrition. Gaza is facing not only war, but starvation. Abdullah Abu Zarqa: The Child Who Said “I’m Hungry” Among the most heartbreaking voices of this famine was that of Abdullah Abu Zarqa, a young boy whose simple cry, “I’m hungry,” shook the conscience of the world. His words captured the reality of Gaza better than any report or speech ever could. Abdullah’s innocent plea became a symbol of an entire generation deprived of food and dignity. But Abdullah did not survive the hunger that he so bravely voiced....

Gaza’s Hunger and the “Transport of Death”

Gaza is starving. Families search through the ruins for scraps of food, children cry themselves to sleep with empty stomachs, and parents feel powerless as famine tightens its grip on every home. Hunger here is not just an empty plate—it is a weapon, silent but deadly. Amid this suffering, people of Gaza have given a terrible name to the places where aid is distributed: they call them the “Transport of Death.” These are the spots where thousands of desperate people gather, hoping for a sack of flour or a bag of rice. But instead of safety, they face tanks, drones, and snipers. The path to food has become a path to death. Abdullah’s Story Abdullah, a father of four, still forces himself to go there every day. His children cry for bread, and he has nothing left to give them. “Every time I go, it feels like walking into death. Gunfire erupts from tanks or even from the sea. The man next to me was shot in the head and fell lifeless at my feet. Above us, drones fire into the crowd, and even...