Don’t look away

Rita Baroud is pictured taking a photo with her cellphone of what remains of Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital. Photo courtesy of author/TNH
Rita Baroud at what remains of Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, once the largest medical facility in the territory, which the Israeli military laid siege to and attacked multiple times during its 15-month military campaign.

“Maybe, years from now, history will tell our story. Maybe people will read about the night Gaza was promised peace but given death. Maybe they will say they did not know. But we will know the truth: They knew. They all knew. And they chose to look away.”

Nour ElAssy, 24 March 2025


Don’t look away is an ongoing series of first-person articles written by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip about how Israel’s relentless military campaign and siege – which has drawn allegations of war crimes and genocide – has affected their lives. 

 
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