“This kind of life became – how would you say? – normal. People are used to these scary explosions, not sleeping at night because their homes are shaken five or six times in one hour because of the bombs, seeing dead children. This is something people in Palestine are used to.”
Noor Harazeen is a Palestinian journalist, witnessing the destruction of life in Gaza. Her first conversation with Hot Press was cut short by rockets flying past her office window. The following day, the office was filled with glass and rubble; collateral damage from an Israeli attack on an apartment building next door.
She talks of the fear on the streets and the misery of daily life. Awni Farhat, a translator and interpreter, talks of the incalculable pain suffered by Gazans. Derek Graham, an Irishman now living in Gaza, shares his experiences, including the death of four young children, right across from his home.
Read about the human consequences of the conflict in our special report in the new issue of Hot Press, on shelves Thursday.