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18 July 2024
Journalist Wadea Abu Alsaoud reports from the site of an IOF bombing attack on displaced people sheltering at Cairo School in Al-Rimal, Gaza City. Nearly a dozen people were martyred, and dozens more wounded. Instagram user mydxb2024 provides a full English translation:
A horrific crime to add to the series of crimes of the Israeli Occupation! There was strike at the gates of a school. These martyrs arrived at the Baptist Hospital. Here are the corpses, as you are now witnessing…after the strike on a school that was housing the displaced…
This is the scene now *camera pointing down moving left to right* here are martyrs also. Children…Children… I mean…it was a horrific massacre committed by the American-Zionist fighter jets against civilians who were present at the gates of a school. A school that housed the displaced was targeted, as you are witnessing.
And a massacre was committed…a new massacre to be added to the series of Israeli Occupation massacres.
**WARNING: GRAPHIC AND EXTREMELY UPSETTING**
Please don't let me down 😭🇵🇸🌿
In one corner of Gaza, drowning in destruction and echoing with suffering, sat Umm Saleh, a woman in her fifties, beside her modest tent hastily erected after losing her home in the latest bombardment. Her face told stories of patience and resilience, with lines of time etched on it as if they were records of unforgettable events.
Umm Saleh, who once lived in a small house filled with the voices of her children, now bore witness to the agony of displacement. She was forced to flee with her children after a shell hit their home, leaving behind years of memories and simple belongings she never imagined would become unattainable.
Every morning, Umm Saleh leaves her tent in search of sustenance to feed her children. She goes to bakeries providing aid, waiting for hours under Gaza’s scorching sun. Despite the exhaustion that weighs down her frail body, she carries the bread, dampened with her tears, and returns with a fake smile that conceals the worries of a mother striving to protect the remnants of her family.
At night, when everyone else is asleep, Umm Saleh remains seated at the entrance of the tent, gazing at the dark sky. She reminisces about the days gone by, about her home that was once filled with warmth, and about her elderly, ailing husband of 70 years. Despite the pain, she finds remnants of hope in her heart—a hope for a day when peace will return and her children and grandchildren will live in a new home brimming with joy.
In moments of solitude, Umm Saleh finds solace in prayer and supplication. She implores God to protect Gaza and its people and to wipe away the dust of sorrow from everyone’s hearts. She often repeats, "We are here to remind the world that we are stronger than war, and we will rebuild our lives anew, no matter the cost."
Umm Saleh is not just a displaced woman but a symbol of patience and strength in the face of harsh circumstances. Her story, like the stories of thousands of mothers in Gaza, embodies the continuous struggle for life in a land torn apart by war, yet still blossoming with hope.
I’m Musab, a father of three daughters. Our home in Gaza was destroyed in the war, and we have nowhere to go. We need help to rebuild and create a safe place for my family.
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