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‘We are finally alive’: Diaries from Gaza, the first week of the truce

From Gaza City, resident Noor al-Yacoubi recounts the first days of the truce in the Palestinian enclave for L’Orient-Le Jour.

‘We are finally alive’: Diaries from Gaza, the first week of the truce

Displaced Gazans who had sought refuge in the south of the Gaza Strip move closer to the Netzarim corridor in the center, hoping to soon return to the north, Jan. 24, 2025. (Credit: Bashar Taleb/AFP)

Today is the first Friday in months that Gazans could finally perform Friday prayers in their devastated mosques without fear or bombings.The sound of the Adhan (call to prayer), the dignity of the mosques, and the sight of people gathering to...
Today is the first Friday in months that Gazans could finally perform Friday prayers in their devastated mosques without fear or bombings.The sound of the Adhan (call to prayer), the dignity of the mosques, and the sight of people gathering to...