Shadows of children are seen on a tent as they wait to fetch drinking water at a makeshift camp for Palestinians in Khan Younes, in Gaza Strip on April 10, 2026. (Credit: Bashar Taleb / AFP)
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.I got home after work today and noticed three missed calls from Abeer.That alone was enough to make my heart beat faster. We had just been together less than an hour earlier. Nothing seemed wrong when we parted. She headed to Deir al-Balah while I headed back to central Gaza City.I called her right away.She picked up quickly. Before I could say much, she said, “I just wanted to make sure you are okay… you answered me now. Alhamdulillah.”I didn’t understand.“What’s going on?” I asked. More from Noor Diaries from Gaza: 'Sometimes,...
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.I got home after work today and noticed three missed calls from Abeer.That alone was enough to make my heart beat faster. We had just been together less than an hour earlier. Nothing seemed wrong when we parted. She headed to Deir al-Balah while I headed back to central Gaza City.I called her right away.She picked up quickly. Before I could say much, she said, “I just wanted to make sure you are okay… you answered me now. Alhamdulillah.”I didn’t understand.“What’s going on?” I asked. More from Noor Diaries from Gaza:...
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