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Surviving Struggle in Gaza, One Textual content Message at a Time
Each morning, Ahmed Mansour, a Palestinian filmmaker within the U.S., texts his household in Gaza to verify if they’re nonetheless alive. Israel’s siege on the territory has brought about widespread communication blackouts, making it troublesome for him to succeed in his dad and mom and siblings.
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“Free, free, free Palestine!” “Stop-fire now!” “Each morning, I write on the group, ‘Please, are you all OK?’ That is the fourth day I’m attempting to succeed in Mother. You already know, I come from a comparatively small household. Father. Mom. Muhammad. Reema. Reham. Mahmoud. Rula. Ruwaa. Shaimaa. My childhood recollections. I scent the meals that my aunts and neighbors have been cooking. And when the summer time comes and the breeze of the seaside. However now? Every single day since Oct. 7, my physique is right here, however my coronary heart is linked to every certainly one of my household. To this point they’re alive, however they aren’t OK. Shushu is the youngest woman, and I’m the youngest boy. I type of helped elevating her. We’d all the time play collectively, and we have been type of the spoiled within the household. So Shushu and I and my mom have been all the time inseparable. There’s not a single protected place in Gaza. At any time when I learn that they bomb a home in Nuseirat or bomb a home in Maghazi or in Zawayda or Deir al Balah or Rafah, I instantly assume, Is it my sister’s home? Is it my dad and mom’ home? I by no means thought that this chat group is a very powerful factor in my life. It breaks the information if my household is alive or not. I hold attempting and praying. Making an attempt and pray.”
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