Civilians march in the center of the Gaza Strip, Feb.13, 2025, as displaced people head towards the northern parts of the Palestinian enclave. (Credit: Eyad Baba/AFP)
Noor al-Yacoubi, 25, a translator and media coordinator at a research center, has not left Gaza since the early days of the war between Hamas and Israel. After the cease-fire took effect, she kept a journal for L'Orient-Le Jour, sharing her state of mind as the fighting stopped for the first time in over a year, except for a one-week truce in November 2023. Like the previous week when she spoke of her "very tired mental state," Noor once again wished to reduce the size of the journal. That's why some days of the week are missing from the account. Read more Hermel clans fear being caught in new regional chessboard Monday, Feb. 10, 2025“The hardest moment was visiting our home for the first time after the cease-fire,” my dear friend Shimaa told me, tears in her eyes.“His room, his books, his clothes — everything...
Noor al-Yacoubi, 25, a translator and media coordinator at a research center, has not left Gaza since the early days of the war between Hamas and Israel. After the cease-fire took effect, she kept a journal for L'Orient-Le Jour, sharing her state of mind as the fighting stopped for the first time in over a year, except for a one-week truce in November 2023. Like the previous week when she spoke of her "very tired mental state," Noor once again wished to reduce the size of the journal. That's why some days of the week are missing from the account. Read more Hermel clans fear being caught in new regional chessboard Monday, Feb. 10, 2025“The hardest moment was visiting our home for the first time after the cease-fire,” my dear friend Shimaa told me, tears in her eyes.“His room, his books, his clothes —...
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