A Palestinian boy carries boxes of biscuits at a market in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Oct. 18, 2025, more than a week after the U.S.-brokered cease-fire agreement was signed. (Photo: Bashar Taleb/AFP)
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.When the cease-fire took effect in mid-October 2025, I imagined we would finally live in peace — no more explosions, no more air strikes, no more endless buzzing of the zannana [colloquial onomatopoeic term for: drone] overhead. I thought I’d finally be able to eat the foods I’d missed for the past two years — to give my daughter, Lya, her first taste of chicken and meat. I pictured us eating until we felt full. I imagined walking the streets freely, visiting family, moving from one part of the city to another without fear.But the reality couldn’t be further from what I had hoped. In case you missed last week's entry: Diaries...
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.When the cease-fire took effect in mid-October 2025, I imagined we would finally live in peace — no more explosions, no more air strikes, no more endless buzzing of the zannana [colloquial onomatopoeic term for: drone] overhead. I thought I’d finally be able to eat the foods I’d missed for the past two years — to give my daughter, Lya, her first taste of chicken and meat. I pictured us eating until we felt full. I imagined walking the streets freely, visiting family, moving from one part of the city to another without fear.But the reality couldn’t be further from what I had hoped. In case you missed last week's...
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