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Tag: destruction/rebuilding

A boy walking through a market on a sandy road.

The mirror

The Omar Al-Mokhtar Street market is not the one we knew before the war; now it is a mirror reflecting our souls.
Nadera Raied Mushtha
    Old building with tower made of pale bricks.

    Blood, tears, and scream

    Beneath the shattered Omari Mosque, shadows cling / Blood stains the earth, and sorrow sings.
    Shahad Ali
    • Gaza Strip
    A library room with a vaulted ceiling.

    Al-Khidr Library, my lost sanctuary

    In Gaza books were my refuge; they had a special smell and distinctly flavored pages that I could taste with my eyes.
    Reem Sleem
      Man with "welcome baby" signed found in rubble of a home.

      In Gaza, Israel forces us to burn our memories

      Israel forces Palestinians to re-live the trauma of losing their homes, when they must use their contents as firewood.
      Ahmed Dremly
        Bombs, destroyed buildings, and bodies floating into the air.

        Enough for me!

        Enough for me / to see my friends in / Pieces.
        Donya Abu Sitta
          Bombing on neighborhood of Gaza.

          City of shadows  

          A ghostly city, devoid of life / Like scenes from the movies, full of strife.
          Huda Skaik
            Moonlight through a window.

            An airstrike that doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

            ‘I’m not crying for what I’ve lost — I’m crying because I’m still here, still trying to survive.’
            Hassan Abo Qamar
              An apartment building destroyed by an Israeli bombing.

              It’s always darkest before dawn

              In his search for his family amidst the rubble, a man found solace in the kindness of those who aided him.
              Hamza N. Ibrahim
                Two destroyed cars in a street filled with rubble. A damaged building is in the background.

                The first two weeks of this war

                Israel’s war on Gaza, which has now lasted six months, was unendurable from the beginning.
                Aseel Yaghi
                  Momen Alsammak, sitting on upholstered chair among the rubble of his home.

                  Fourth survival. How many more to go?

                  Dodging massacre after massacre, a family realizes that no place in Gaza is safe.
                  Momen Alsammak

                    Three kilos of sugar were all that remained

                    Israeli forces invaded and ransacked a home, leaving behind destruction, graffiti, and excrement.
                    Mustafa D. Batnain
                      Three adult women and two young children.

                      One of 2 million people in Gaza moving backward

                      The way to endure life is to wear a fake smile and convince yourself that this is just a nightmare.
                      Noor Yacoubi