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Rahaf, an eleven-year-old girl, said: “Sometimes I stand at the window and see the tanks firing. I tell my mum, ‘Come inside, because the tanks are firing and shooting shells.’ I’m scared for my family, so I tell her to come inside. My girl cousin was killed. I can’t forget her”.
A farewell no daughter should ever have to endure.
Heartbroken, Dima Yassin bids a final goodbye to her mother and father, killed at dawn today when the Israeli army bombed their family home in Gaza.
In a single moment, Dima lost both parents amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
A little girl in Gaza walks through the rain with her arms wide open, her schoolbag on her back, heading toward a makeshift classroom in a tent.
Amid the devastation of war, she carries something no bomb can destroy: her hope for a better future.
Mohannad asks his niece for her name & she replies "Rivan." Asked about her father, she responds softly "Papa Ahmed." These simple words encapsulate all that remains in the memory of a child pulled from the rubble after losing her entire family
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This is what Palestinians in Gaza must endure just to get drinking water.
It's 2026, and families in Gaza are still struggling to access one of life's most basic necessities.
No one should have to suffer just to get a drink of water. Clean water is a human right, not a luxury.
A Palestinian man & his wife were killed early Tuesday morning when an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential apartment west of Gaza City, as Israeli forces continued daily ceasefire violations.
Local sources identified the victims as Akram Yassin and his wife, Dina Yassin.
#Breaking: One Palestinian was killed by the Israeli forces, and several others were injured in a drone strike targeting the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in Gaza City
One year after the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces are pushing the so-called Yellow Line deeper into Palestinian territory, demolishing homes, expanding military positions, and forcing displaced families into increasingly overcrowded areas.
An unexpected storm swept through Gaza today, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds. It is only mid October, and already displaced families are facing the devastating reality of another winter without adequate shelter.