From Gaza With Rage
The repeating Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza are beyond my own comprehension. For at least 10 of the last 40 days, missiles have rained down on the most densely populated refugee [...]
Marking one month of genocide in Gaza
“Our mood was solemn, but we decided to celebrate anyway. Birthdays are special, especially for children, and given everything they’ve witnessed and endured, we felt it was only right to affirm life.” [...]
Gaza Diaries: What the news doesn’t talk about
I want to tell you what the news doesn't talk about. 1.4 million people are displaced from their homes now, more than half of the homes in Gaza have been damaged by Israel's attacks. These [...]
“They were horrific nights” Updates on our staff & work in Gaza
Early Sunday morning, a text came through from someone in Gaza! It had been 36 hours since we had heard from any of our staff or partners in Gaza. Israeli bombs had caused a complete [...]
Gaza Diaries: Are we going back to tents like 75 years ago?
UNDP provided tens set up for Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, are seen in Khan Younis on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashraf Amra) I know you [...]
Gaza Diaries: Who can live like this? Wafaa’s updates by phone
One of the bakeries that was bombed in Nuseirat Refugee Camp Due to the lack of electricity & internet, MECA staff member Wafaa El-Derawi is not able to write regular blogs from [...]
Water is running out in Gaza!
Israel is deliberately denying 2.3 million Palestinians - half of them children - from accessing safe, clean water. This will have dire consequences on their health. Many of our staff and volunteers in Gaza [...]
Surviving by Luck and Collective Spirit
Wafaa with her niece “Hey! I’m still alive! And luckily, I have internet I can speak with you!” Wafaa El-Derawi, MECA Nutrition Coordinator says, when I finally got through to her. She [...]
We won’t plead for you to recognize our humanity
"Coinciding with the Israeli aggression on Gaza, 16 Palestinian children have also been murdered by the occupying Israeli regime in the occupied West Bank since last week." October 11, 2023 Since early [...]
We Live In Constant Fear
Between writing & publishing this blog, a man in Masafer Yatta was shot point blank by an illegal Israeli settler armed with an assault rifle (see videos below). “We live in constant fear. The [...]