Heartache for Palestinians and Malaysians, who continue to stand together in solidarity, swell as they watch ongoing Israeli bombardment from the outside.
With little to no food, access to water, and electricity, people trapped in Gaza are pretty much sitting ducks, with no real safe shelter within what many are calling an open-air prison.It has not even been four weeks since Leen Saleh, a Palestinian and Syrian young woman living in Malaysia, bid goodbye to a close family friend who was going back for good to Gaza so she could be reunited with her children, the youngest of which only eight years of age.
Apocalyptic scenes continue to emerge from Gaza, following a surprise attack on Israel, unprecedented in scale and nature – Hamas fighters had crossed the border on foot, bulldozing parts of the Israeli-Gaza fence, and even flew across on paragliders., the assault was not unprovoked and did not just happen in a vacuum. It also does not justify or excuse Israel’s implementation of harsh, dehumanising policies and brutal retaliation towards the Palestinian people.
“When we’re talking about feeling hope for the people’s situation, I don’t really feel it. I don’t see it coming anytime soon.” She adds that Gaza has been bombed many times over the last couple of decades, but this time, it is apparent that the situation is more dire than before. “But we have to motivate ourselves and use everything we have, any platform, any facilities we have to speak up for them, raise their voices, or offer help by any means,” she insists.Malaysia has no diplomatic relations with Israel and has long been vocal in its support for the liberation of the Palestinian people.
As of October 16, the death toll in Gaza from Israeli attacks has risen to more than 2,600, with 50 Palestinian families now erased completely from the civil registry according to Palestinian Health Minister Mai al Kaila.Leen says: “People sometimes get tired of seeing all this news, watching videos, and knowing the information. For them, this is like a cliche now, unfortunately.
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