My immediate family and I decided to evacuate to the south early in this genocide. The Nasser area of Gaza City, especially al-Wihda Tower, where we lived, was a clear target for the Israeli army.
After all, it was before.
So on 13 October last year, we headed south after failing to persuade my grandparents, who wanted to stay in their home.
They did so without major incident until July when my uncle Hazem called one day.
“Your grandfather’s toes started bleeding, but we did not know why.”
He said they had been to doctors without much success. ….more