Genocide Survivor Stories

Gaza Herald – The hardest part for Saeda Al-Zaaneen’s children was not watching their mother being killed before their eyes; it was spending six full days calling out to her while she lay inside a food freezer. Every time one […]

Gaza Herald _Israel’s war on Gaza has tested far more than the territory’s already fragile healthcare system. It has pushed doctors, nurses, and paramedics into one of the gravest humanitarian crises in modern history, forcing them to treat the wounded

 Gaza Herald — Everyone tells you there are ways to leave Gaza. Scholarships. Humanitarian programs. Special permits. But no one hands you an escape. While applying for a fully funded scholarship for students from Gaza, I reached a question that

Gaza Herald – As hundreds of millions of fans around the world turn their attention to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are experiencing a completely different version of the tournament, one watched under bombardment, amid

Gaza Herald – The first signs of gray hair are often associated with old age. In Gaza, however, they are increasingly appearing on the heads and beards of young men barely in their twenties. Across displacement camps, crowded streets, universities,

Gaza Herald – Months after a ceasefire was announced in October 2025, children across the Gaza Strip continue to bear the devastating consequences of ongoing Israeli attacks, with many left orphaned, severely injured, or permanently disabled. At Al-Shifa Hospital in

Gaza Herald – In the Gaza Strip, where Israeli attacks continue to claim lives and shatter dreams, a group of young women refuses to surrender to amputation and disability. Instead, they have chosen a different way to confront their pain,

Gaza Herald – In a story that reflects the suffering of thousands of Palestinian families torn apart by Israeli genocide, an emotional scene unfolds between two places divided by war: a displacement tent in the Gaza Strip and a hospital

Gaza Herald – For the past forty days, young Palestinian fisherman Yusuf Al-Najjar has been lying in a hospital bed in the Gaza Strip after what began as a simple attempt to earn a living turned into a life-altering tragedy.

Gaza Herald | For many Palestinians in Gaza, the horrors of Israel’s war have extended far beyond the moment of loss. Families have not only watched relatives killed before their eyes, but have also been forced to remain trapped with