In early October, my family and I were living west of Gaza City. Many Israeli troops had gathered nearby and we were gripped with fear.
My father continuously worried then that these troops would suddenly deploy toward our area and commit massacres.
On 6 October, my father, working as a journalist, decided to go north, heading toward our cousins’ house near Kamal Adwan Hospital. He was going to check out the situation there.
His fleeing to a less perilous area eased the fears of his family members slightly.
But just as we finished packing our belongings to eventually join him, my father called to tell us we could no longer move north as Israel had launched a military operation near where he was.
Our fear, mixed with intense concern for my cousin and aunt in the north, began haunting us again. …more
