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Feb 18, 2024 | 
middleeasteye.net | Ahmed Al-Sammak
On a bitterly cold night in Dublin last month, I was heading to a cultural event to watch a film about Palestine, showcasing our suffering under the Israeli occupation. I must confess, I was hesitant to attend. Being from Gaza, I felt I had already lived through the narrative - endless wars, an experienced survivor with unyielding scars. Yet, something drew me there. Last September, I left Gaza - the world's largest open-air prison - for Dublin to pursue studies.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
ozarab.media | Maha Hussaini |Ahmed Al-Sammak
War on Gaza: Displaced Palestinians in Rafah shot in their tents as Israeli strikes kill scores of civilians Raids come as some 1.4 million displaced Palestinians in the southern town brace for a ground offensive, which could trigger ‘disaster’ Maha Hussaini Mon, 02/12/2024 – 08:37 People inspect the damage in the rubble of a mosque following Israeli bombardment, in Rafah (AFP/Mohammed Abed) Israel launched air strikes on Rafah in southern Gaza in the early hours of Monday morning, killing...
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
middleeasteye.net | Ahmed Al-Sammak |Nadda Osman
War broke out in Gaza on 7 October, following a Hamas-led attack on Israel that killed around 1,200 people. Since then, Israel has launched a fierce military campaign on Gaza, which has so far killed nearly 28,000 people. Among those killed are at least 122 Palestinian journalists and media workers, with many more wounded. At least three Lebanese journalists have also been killed by Israeli shelling near the Israel-Lebanon border.
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Jan 27, 2024 | 
ozarab.media | Ahmed Al-Sammak
War on Gaza: Palestinians forced to mix animal fodder with flour to make bread People resort to extreme measures that have had adverse effects on their health, due to intense Israeli bombing and food shortages Mohammed al-Hajjar Fri, 01/26/2024 – 12:12 A Palestinian man sifts through grains in Gaza, amidst a heavy food shortage due to Israeli bombing and siege (Mohammed al-Hajjar) Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to resort to extreme measures amid growing starvation as a result of...
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
middleeasteye.net | Walaa Sabah |Ahmed Al-Sammak
With Israeli snipers and tanks positioned to fire on any signs of life, Palestinians across Khan Younis are under siege with nowhere to go. "The situation in Khan Younis is catastrophic,” Said Wujdan, 24, told Middle East Eye on Tuesday from the encircled city in southern Gaza.
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Dec 26, 2023 | 
middleeasteye.net | Ahmed Al-Sammak
Trapped in Gaza City’s Shaikh Ridwan neighbourhood, the Palestinian al-Khaldi family rushed to the ground floor of their home as Israeli forces bombed nearby, thinking that would be the safest spot. An Israeli air strike then hit the house next door around 1pm on Thursday, killing some of the neighbours and wounding Fatima al-Khaldi, a mother of two. But it was too late at that point to flee or attempt to reach the hospital, as Israeli tanks encircled the area and soldiers were getting closer.
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Dec 22, 2023 | 
ozarab.media | Nader Durgham |Ahmed Al-Sammak
War on Gaza: Israel issues new displacement orders ahead of diluted aid resolution vote Areas previously designated as safe in Gaza are now being forcefully evacuated by Israel as it continues heavy bombardment Nader Durgham Fri, 12/22/2023 – 15:54 Palestinian children amid debris following Israeli bombardment in Rafah, Gaza, on 22 December 2023 (Mohammed Abed/AFP) Israel issued more displacement orders on Friday for Palestinians staying in areas it previously designated as safe in Gaza, as...
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Dec 22, 2023 | 
middleeasteye.net | Nader Durgham |Ahmed Al-Sammak
Israel issued more displacement orders on Friday for Palestinians staying in areas it previously designated as safe in Gaza, as fighter jets continued to pummel the entire besieged strip, killing and wounding dozens. In Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, air strikes killed 16 members of a single family, the al-Bursh family, in their home.
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Nov 27, 2023 | 
middleeasteye.net | Ahmed Al-Sammak
On 11 November, an Israeli air strike destroyed Khaled's home in Gaza City, killing 10 people, including his sister and brother. Khaled, who asked for his name to be changed, sustained minor injuries, including burns. Three days later, he decided to evacuate to the south, where some of his siblings and parents were already staying, after evacuating earlier. Although he was wounded, he had to walk around 10km on foot along with tens of thousands of people.
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Nov 25, 2023 | 
islamtimes.org | Ahmad Wahidi |Ahmed Al-Sammak
Islam Times - Crammed beneath a small, tattered tent, whose roof is a flimsy black blanket, Hazem Abu Ghaben’s family members sleep restlessly on torn mattresses that exude odor. The displaced family has a spacious house in Jabalia, in northern Gaza, but they had to leave it when the ‘Israeli’ army ordered 1.1 million people living in the north and Gaza city to evacuate to the south of the strip under ferocious bombardment.
