Watan-“With innocent words, a displaced Palestinian girl, along with her family inside a shelter, expressed her wish for a ceasefire in the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip so they can return home and clean the house.
In a video shared on social media platforms, a Palestinian activist interviewed a Palestinian girl inside one of the displaced shelters in Gaza. The activist initiated the conversation by asking the girl, ‘What’s written on your hands?’
The girl responded, ‘Gaza.’ He asked her again, ‘Do you love Gaza?!’ The girl replied with a face expressing a mixture of pain and sorrow for what her city has endured due to Israeli occupation, saying, ‘Yes, I love Gaza very, very much.
Palestinian Girl Wishes for an End to the Israeli War on Gaza
The activist asked her, “Who wrote it for you?” The girl replied, “My mom.” He then said to her, “May God grant us the chance to return to our home.”
The innocent Palestinian girl responded, “May God grant us the chance to return to our home, for there to be a ceasefire, and for us to find safety and clean the house.” The Palestinian activist replied, “Amen.”
One and a half million displaced Palestinians in Gaza
the plight of a Palestinian girl mirrors that of one and a half million Palestinian citizens who have fled from the northern areas and the city of Gaza towards the southern Gaza Strip. This mass displacement comes in the wake of notifications and threats by the Israeli occupation during its ongoing 42-day war on Gaza.
The Israeli occupation has committed thousands of atrocities against civilians in various areas of the Gaza Strip. The latest of these was the targeting of the Al-Falah School in the Zaytoun neighborhood east of Gaza City, where more than 143 martyrs, including children and women who had sought refuge inside, lost their lives.
According to the latest report from the Gaza government’s media office, over 12,000 Palestinians have been martyred during the Israeli war on Gaza, including 5,000 Palestinian children. Approximately 29,000 citizens have been injured in various ways, while more than 200 individuals remain trapped in the rubble of destroyed homes due to the Israeli bombardment.