Genocide Survivor Stories

Gaza Herald _Three-year-old Eileen Al-Attar never imagined that a few terrifying minutes would permanently change the course of her childhood. She had been running and playing with other girls near her family’s tent, as children do, while the sound of […]

Gaza Herald _At just three years old, Palestinian child Misk Abu Ma’aza should have been spending her days playing, laughing and discovering the world around her. Instead, an Israeli strike near her family’s home in the Gaza Strip in December

Gaza Herald _Nearly 8,000 people in the Gaza Strip have lost limbs during the war, leaving thousands of survivors facing life-changing injuries, prolonged rehabilitation and an uncertain future, according to the head of Gaza’s Hamad Rehabilitation and Prosthetics Hospital. Hamad

Gaza Herald _Heartbreaking footage has captured emotional reunions as Palestinians who had been stranded in the occupied West Bank since the outbreak of Israel’s genocidal war in October 2023 finally returned to Gaza. Among the most moving scenes was a

‏Gaza Herald — Tears overcame Ahmed Abdul Karim al-Siqli as the bus carrying newly released Palestinian detainees crossed back into the Gaza Strip. It was the first time he had seen his hometown in years. The long-awaited return brought overwhelming

‏Gaza Herald — The chant, “There is no god but Allah, and the martyr is beloved to Allah,” continues to echo through Gaza’s streets. It has become the sound of daily funerals in a territory where death remains a constant

Gaza Herald _In his mother’s arms, little Zaid Nofal was fast asleep. The night had settled quietly over the home for a few hours before the silence suddenly turned into tragedy. An Israeli airstrike ended Zaid’s life, leaving him no

Gaza Herald – At just 14 years old, Rama Abdul Aziz Abu Mohammed no longer wakes up to the sound of the school bell or worries about her ninth-grade assignments as she did before the genocide. Instead, like many girls

Gaza Herald – Umm Mohammad was not only mourning the loss of her eldest son; she was burying the last remaining pillar of a family shattered by genocide. With Mohammad’s killing, she lost her husband and seven of her children,

Gaza Herald – Early in the morning, Saber Al-Ashqar pushes his wheelchair along a dirt road scattered with stones and broken asphalt. Holding two bottles of water in his hands, he moves slowly between rows of tents, navigating potholes and