Manal

Manal is a pseudonym for a Palestinian writer and resident of Gaza.

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A Palestinian girl looks at the damage to a house following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, August 8, 2022. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
‘If we die, we die together.’ That’s what I say to comfort my kids in Gaza
Israel bombed a tower meters from our home. My kids are paralyzed by fear. They say the war is against Islamic Jihad, but it is civilians who are harmed.
By Manal August 8, 2022
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