“If I said life since July 7 has literally been a prison, I wouldn't be exaggerating,” says 26-year-old Hadeya Kuhail. “My husband and I have to deal daily with the issue of expecting death. What if one of us is gone? We have agreed on someone to take care of our three kids if we both die. That is our main concern right now. Staying alive has become a mission in and of itself in this war we are living under.”
on July 24, 2014In a yearning for the quotidian, Farah proclaims that, “Life has become boring because I haven’t set foot on the sidewalk since July 7 because it’s so dangerous. I miss seeing my friends and hanging out. Life has become full of stress and fear because of the loud noise of the bombings, because Israeli warplanes randomly bomb civilians’ houses so I feel unsafe, and it's horrible to keep listening all the time to that sound you hate: that sound of the drones.”
on July 23, 2014Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei, Executive Director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Program lost 28 members of his extended family yesterday when they were killed in Israel's ongoing military attacks on Gaza.
on July 22, 2014In an interview intermittently interrupted by power cuts and Israeli bombings, Anas shares what life has been like since Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip began on July 7. “As a media producer, I have my own business,” he explains.
on July 20, 2014On July 16, while I was in eastern Gaza City taking photos of the many buildings recently destroyed by Israeli forces, a man approached me and asked if I wanted to enter his home to take photos of the inside. I accepted his offer and as he showed me around, I learned his name is Khamis Mraish and that his brother, Dr. Riad Mraish, ran a clinic from the home.
on July 19, 2014"I'll tell you what is harder than dying in Gaza by an Israeli missile deluxe. What is harder is that you get a phone call from the Israeli army telling you to evacuate your home because it will be bombed in ten minutes. Imagine; ten minutes; and your whole short history on the surface of Earth will be erased."
on July 17, 2014Volunteers worked to extinguish fires left behind by Israeli warplanes that shelled the Hashem family home, one of at least seven Palestinian houses bombarded today in Gaza City.
on July 16, 2014Six civilians were killed when Israel bombed the Al-Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City on Saturday, July 12. These photos, which include a father who just lost his son, were taken about 15 minutes after the strike.
on July 14, 2014Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza has left over 100 dead and about 700 injured so far. These photos capture an example of the resulting destruction and a family's search of the remains of their home in attempt to collect whatever valuables they find salvageable.
on July 11, 2014