Gaza Unlocked Team
GazaUnlocked @JehadAbusalim: In Light in Gaza, writers from Gaza explore the central question: Can a better future for Gaza be imagined, as part of a broader vision for ending the Nakba, the Catastrophe that befell Palestinians in 1948?
Weekly Update on Gaza, September 6
Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, September 6
Weekly Update on Gaza, August 30
Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, August 30
In Gaza, Students Yearn for Life Before War
Amid ongoing conflict, young voices from Gaza share their recollections of school days now lost and their hopes for returning to their classrooms one day.
Weekly Gaza Update, August 23
Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, August 23
Weekly Gaza Update, August 16
Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, August 16
The Night from Hell: A Harrowing Escape from Gaza City
"The entire area transformed into a volcanic landscape as the army's rockets pounded the ground, turning it upside down. We prayed desperately to survive until dawn, to not be buried under the rubble."
Weekly Gaza Update, August 9
Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, August 9
Weekly Gaza Update, August 2
Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, August 2
Weekly Gaza Update, July 26
Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, July 26
Weekly Gaza Update, July 19
Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, July 19
Weekly Gaza Update, July 12
Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, July 12
Forced Evacuations in Gaza: Can a Bag Fit Life’s Memories?
The act of evacuating one’s home is extremely emotional. Palestinians have a few minutes to pick up their belongings, important documents, food, water, and to decide where to go. Family memories cannot be carried in a handbag or suitcase. Photo albums and similar personal items must be left behind.
Caring for Two Orphaned Children of Gaza
My name is Aisha Osama Abu Ajwa, I am 30 years old. I am from Al-Zaytoun neighborhood. Before the war, I could barely provide for their needs to secure a decent life for my 4 children. Now, the crimes of the occupation added two orphaned children for me to care for and nurture after the occupation killed their parents. I am now a mother of 6 children.
I Lost My Son, My Support in This Life
My name is Fidaa Fathi Abu Yousef. I am 40 years old and live in Al-Nuseirat Camp. The occupation killed my young son Odai. My dream is to continue Odai's journey, providing my children a good life, education, a home, stable job. I hope war ends soon. Eight months of continuous killing exhausts us.
Israel Killed 10 Members of My Family in One Bombing
My name is Rehab Musa Al-Jamal, 54 years old, from the village of Aqir occupied in 1948. I live in Al-Nusairat Camp. Today, I live displaced with my relatives after losing my house and my eldest brother in an Israeli airstrike on our home.
The Occupation Killed My Grandchildren and Dispersed My Family
My name is Yusra Salem Abu Awad, and I am 63 years old. The occupation took the lives of three of my grandchildren who fled to Al Shati Camp, denying me the chance to bid them farewell. They were buried in mass graves in Gaza City.
I Lost My Beautiful Father at 12 Years Old
My name is Youssef Qawash, I am 12 years old. The occupation left me and my younger siblings without a father, without a home, and without means to support ourselves. We pray for an end to this war, and for the occupation to be held accountable for its crimes against Palestinians in Gaza.
3 Days Without Food or Water
I am a Palestinian woman, 80 years old, born before the Nakba in 1948. I was 4 years old when Palestine was occupied. I live with my deaf children and 27 grandchildren in my house on the eastern border separating us from our occupied lands. My family has been in danger all our lives because of our proximity to the border, but I consider this place my life and I feel a strong connection to it. Our demand is the liberation of our homeland and our return to our homes destroyed by the occupation during this oppressive war.
My Husband Was Martyred. There is no Body: My Story of Pain Caused by the Israeli Occupation
My name is Somia Issa Mustafa Saleh, 32 years old, from Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. My husband was killed by an Israeli sniper while searching for water. I dream of being able to secure a dignified future for my children; they are my husband's trust to me, and they are all I have left in this life.
The Occupation Arrested my Sick Husband and We're Living in Suffering
My name is Shaymaa Ali Al-Eisswei, and I am 56 years old. The occupation arrested my husband during its invasion of the city of Hamad, north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. We were besieged in our shelled apartment for several days. My dream is for all prisoners to be released from the occupation's prisons.
The Occupation Killed My Husband and Left Me With Our Three Children
My name is Shaymaa Al-Durra, I am 28 years old, my family and I have been exposed to all forms of injustice and genocide. After the death of my dear husband, Mohammed, I'm now left to care for our three young children by myself.
The Stolen Childhood of Palestinian Children
My name is Sa’id Khamees Al-Halabi, I am 12 years old. I own my own trampoline business at an UNRWA school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, which shelters thousands of displaced people. I make little money, and every day, I know I could be the next martyr. My dream is for smiles to return to all the children of Gaza.
Over 100 Displaced People have Sheltered in my Home Since the Beginning of the War
My name is Um Ashraf, I was born and raised in the Beach refugee camp west of Gaza City. This is my story of hosting countless displaced people in my home and witnessing the heinous crimes of the occupation's genocide of Gaza.
My Mother Returned Home to Die: the Injustices Against Elderly Patients in the Gaza Strip
My name is Ali Alowisi, and I am 29 years old. My mother dreamed of traveling and undergoing kidney transplant surgeries. My mother tried her best to be patient, believing that she might be able to travel soon, live her life normally, and overcome the disease, but she died complaining to God about the injustice of the occupation and the world's abandonment of the suffering of patients in Gaza.