Genocide Survivor Stories

Gaza Herald – A growing campaign is pressing for the return of the body of Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh, the renowned Gaza orthopedic surgeon who died under Israeli occupation custody after months of enforced disappearance. His family says the occupation has

Gaza Herald_ As Gaza enters yet another chapter of devastation, humanitarian officials warn that even moments of calm fail to bring true relief. After months of relentless bombardment, displacement, and starvation, Palestinians remain trapped in conditions that deny them dignity,

Gaza Herald – The Gaza Health Ministry said Friday that Israel’s two-year genocidal war has produced an unprecedented wave of life-altering injuries among children, with 22% of all amputations recorded in Gaza involving minors. Doctors warn that many of these

Gaza Herald- The Central Bureau of Statistics reported that 42,000 people in Gaza are living with severe life-changing injuries, a number that has doubled over the past year. On Wednesday, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of

Gaza Herald — The first winter rain did not bring relief to Samar al-Salmi; it brought disaster. Before sunrise, freezing water burst through the thin walls of the family’s worn-out tent in a displacement camp in Deir el-Balah. Within minutes,

Gaza Herald_ Ten-year-old Abdullah barely looks up from his tablet, absorbed in his favorite game, where he builds a digital world that lets him imagine any life he wants. The steady beeping of the chemotherapy pump sending medication into his

Gaza Herald — After two years of forced shutdown caused by Israel’s genocide and the destruction of Gaza’s entire education system, the Islamic University of Gaza has begun its first steps toward a gradual return to in-person learning, inside buildings

Gaza Herald_ With slow steps and a pale face worn down by hunger, the released Palestinian nurse Tasneem al-Homs arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, after Israel freed her along with four other detainees transferred by the International

Gaza Herald — In a modest shelter made of displacement tents on the outskirts of Deir al-Balah, sits Rida Alaywah, a woman in her sixties, worn down by time and by an occupation that reshaped every part of her life,