“When will my first grandchild arrive?” my mother would frequently ask me last year.
I would remind her, then, of my child’s due date, 7 October 2023, and reassure her that her first grandchild would be arriving soon.
On 7 October, just as anticipated, I went into labor, though it was not at all the birth I had expected.
Around 9 in the evening, from our home in Sheikh Radwan, I went to al-Shifa Hospital alone, in an ambulance, as Israel bombed Gaza City.
My husband was in northern Gaza and was not able to come with me because of the miserable and dangerous circumstances. My mother was also unable to come, as it would’ve been too dangerous for her. …..more
