A Palestinian pulls a cart in front of destroyed buildings in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, surrounded by the destruction left by Israel's relentless bombardments. (Credit: AFP)
Noor al-Yacoubi, 25, a translator and media coordinator at a research center, has not left Gaza since the early days of the Israel's devastating war on the besieged enclave, which broke out after Hamas' al-Aqsa Flood operation of Oct. 7, 2023. After the cease-fire took effect, she started keeping a diary for L’Orient-Le Jour, documenting her thoughts and feelings as the bombs fell silent for the first time in over a year.Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025To see my parents again and hold them tight was one of my greatest wishes during the war. It is now the subject of my greatest heartbreak. In the North, while others ready themselves for joyful reunions, clean their makeshift shelters, prepare meals and make room for their family, I am in deep pain. I have no one to prepare for.Displaced since November 2023, my family endured a harrowing...
Noor al-Yacoubi, 25, a translator and media coordinator at a research center, has not left Gaza since the early days of the Israel's devastating war on the besieged enclave, which broke out after Hamas' al-Aqsa Flood operation of Oct. 7, 2023. After the cease-fire took effect, she started keeping a diary for L’Orient-Le Jour, documenting her thoughts and feelings as the bombs fell silent for the first time in over a year.Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025To see my parents again and hold them tight was one of my greatest wishes during the war. It is now the subject of my greatest heartbreak. In the North, while others ready themselves for joyful reunions, clean their makeshift shelters, prepare meals and make room for their family, I am in deep pain. I have no one to prepare for.Displaced since November 2023, my family endured a harrowing...
