Simple words have lost their meaning amid the current genocidal war.
“Safe” is one such word. In Gaza, a zone designated as “safe” by Israel is not safe from bombs, disease, summer heat or even sea waves.
Rana Khaled is a mother of five.
In the early stages of the war, she and her family were displaced from northern Gaza. They moved to several places over the past nine months before setting up a tent on the beach in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah.
A few weeks ago, Rana was preparing breakfast for her children when suddenly a large wave crashed into the tent.
Rana heard her children screaming. They were crying for help.
The waves had pulled them from the tent and into the sea.
“I was terrified,” Rana said. ….more