Thursday, September 5, 2024

‘If I would speak, I would start crying’: Our reporters grapple with loss in Gaza war

The correspondent's father inspects the rubble that was once their family home, destroyed during an Israeli military offensive, in Deir al-Balah central Gaza Strip, Sept. 2, 2024

The impact of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip is deeply personal for those living it on the ground, including the Monitor’s correspondents, for whom the intersection of their real lives and news events of just the last few days is a devastating reminder.

Friday Ghada Abdulfattah returned to her neighborhood in the Gaza town of Deir al-Balah after an Israeli military operation left her family home no more than a teetering pile of rubble.

Just weeks ago the house and compound were home to dozens of people in a sprawling, interconnected family. They are all now homeless, rejoining the ranks of the estimated 85% of Gaza residents who have been displaced since Oct. 7.... READ MORE  https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2024/0903/gaza-home-destroyed-israel-hersh-funeral

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