Palestinian boys, displaced during the two-year Israeli offensive, play on the wreckage of a car at a tent camp sheltering displaced families, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, March 25, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters)
Noor al-Yacoubi is a 27-year-old media coordinator at a local research center, 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 since the beginning of the war in Gaza and following the cease-fire.Lately, the hardest mission I face is simply leaving the house.It might sound silly, but here in Gaza, it isn’t. Anyone who lives here understands exactly what it means. The moment you step outside, you’re already bracing yourself for what comes next.It doesn’t matter how near or far your destination is. What matters is how you’ll get there. Most of the time, you either walk the entire distance or hope you’re lucky enough to find a car after at least 500 meters walk. The streets have been bulldozed, damaged to the point where many...
Noor al-Yacoubi is a 27-year-old media coordinator at a local research center, 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 since the beginning of the war in Gaza and following the cease-fire.Lately, the hardest mission I face is simply leaving the house.It might sound silly, but here in Gaza, it isn’t. Anyone who lives here understands exactly what it means. The moment you step outside, you’re already bracing yourself for what comes next.It doesn’t matter how near or far your destination is. What matters is how you’ll get there. Most of the time, you either walk the entire distance or hope you’re lucky enough to find a car after at least 500 meters walk. The streets have been bulldozed, damaged to the point...
