A displaced Palestinian family bakes bread in a camp where they have taken refuge, as the Israeli army prepares to move residents to southern Gaza, in Gaza City, on Aug. 18, 2025. (Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)
Noor al-Yacoubi is a 27-year-old translator and writer. She hasn't left the Gaza Strip since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, and has been sharing reflections on her life with L'Orient Today during the war. Twenty-seven-year-old Yasmin — a dear friend of mine — is terrified for her parents, whose health has dramatically deteriorated after over 672 days of what she calls a genocidal war that has stripped them of every basic means of humanity.Yasmin’s fear intensified after the Israeli cabinet approved a draft law on Thursday to occupy Gaza City and expel its people to the south of Gaza. Since then, you can feel a state of skepticism, anticipation and fear engulfing the city.“Not having the nutrients my mother’s body needs, the constant mental exhaustion of wondering when this nightmare will end and the physical toll of being displaced,...
Noor al-Yacoubi is a 27-year-old translator and writer. She hasn't left the Gaza Strip since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, and has been sharing reflections on her life with L'Orient Today during the war. Twenty-seven-year-old Yasmin — a dear friend of mine — is terrified for her parents, whose health has dramatically deteriorated after over 672 days of what she calls a genocidal war that has stripped them of every basic means of humanity.Yasmin’s fear intensified after the Israeli cabinet approved a draft law on Thursday to occupy Gaza City and expel its people to the south of Gaza. Since then, you can feel a state of skepticism, anticipation and fear engulfing the city.“Not having the nutrients my mother’s body needs, the constant mental exhaustion of wondering when this nightmare will end and the physical toll of being...
