Testimonies

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“My daughter’s injuries were the most severe among those who were wounded. Shrapnel penetrated her head, leaving her quadriplegic and in constant pain, with severe spasms. She lost her ability to speak and suffers from bowel incontinence.”
Ghazal's father · Gaza City
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“I worry about my detained son, Montaser, wondering how he sleeps and what he eats.”
Solafah Mohammed Abu Kweik
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I lost my entire family and became the only survivor. My grief and sorrow still surround me, and my tears are trapped in my eyes.
Mohammad Abdulrahim Khalil Al-Ladawi · Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, east of Gaza City
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I did not say goodbye to her; I did not touch her one last time.
Jamila Khaled Mohammed Al-Marishi · Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip
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I am Nusra Mohammed Ibrahim Asaliyah, married and a mother of six children—five sons and one daughter.
Nusra Mohammed Ibrahim Asaliyah · Jabalia Al-Balad near the former Omari Mosque, currently displaced in Al-Rimal – Mustafa Hafez School
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“Gaza’s healthcare system is a broken shell, barely functioning, crushed by the deliberate destruction of every aspect of life here, including the very institutions meant to save lives.”
Dr Mohammed Abu Mughaisib · Gaza, Palestine
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Before the war, life in Gaza was generally difficult. But on a personal level, things were stable.
Sohaib Safi · Gaza
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The whole experience was surreal; I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Ashraf Afifi · Gaza
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My husband’s killing completely transformed our lives. We became engulfed by loneliness and insecurity, deprived of the true support that had protected us.
Hanaa Saqr Mohammad Abu Saif · Al-Zawayda
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Whenever I answered “I don’t know,” I was beaten all over my body.
Ahmed Abdel Fattah Ahmed Jabri · Khan Younis
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I could not comprehend what I was told at that moment and rushed to the morgue, where the greatest shock awaited me: I identified my son Yousef there.
Mohammad Hamid Salem Abu Mousa · Khan Younis
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“I dreamed of seeing my children grow up and support me in my disability and disease. Instead, the IOF stole them from me—killing two of my sons and wounding a third.”
Lafi Mohammed al-Najjar · Gaza Strip