Displaced Palestinian women queue to fill jerrycans with drinking water, during the fasting month of Ramadan, in Gaza City, on March 8, 2026. (Credit: Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP)
For about twelve days, Marwan* has no longer been in that state of constant alert that made him fear a strike at any second. In Gaza City, airstrikes have become more rare since the start of the war on Feb. 28, waged by Israel with the United States against Iran and now expanded to several countries in the region. "I got used to living in war, to expecting airstrikes at any moment. But now that Israel is focusing on Iran and Lebanon, they are less frequent," the 23-year-old says by phone, while 630 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave between the October 10 cease-fire and the end of February, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.For Marwan, this respite is fragile. Early this year, this pharmacy graduate from Al-Azhar University in Gaza City finally secured a scholarship at a Scottish university that would allow him...
For about twelve days, Marwan* has no longer been in that state of constant alert that made him fear a strike at any second. In Gaza City, airstrikes have become more rare since the start of the war on Feb. 28, waged by Israel with the United States against Iran and now expanded to several countries in the region. "I got used to living in war, to expecting airstrikes at any moment. But now that Israel is focusing on Iran and Lebanon, they are less frequent," the 23-year-old says by phone, while 630 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave between the October 10 cease-fire and the end of February, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.For Marwan, this respite is fragile. Early this year, this pharmacy graduate from Al-Azhar University in Gaza City finally secured a scholarship at a Scottish university that would allow...
