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“Every story I write feels like a battle for survival. I’ve written from the ruins, from tents, from places where electricity and the internet are miracles. Sometimes, I walked for hours under the burning sun because transportation was too expensive, and because silence was not an option.”

As the hours passed, snippets of news suggested positive developments, but there was still a lot of uncertainty. Then, at around 2 a.m., there it was: “The ceasefire will take effect at noon today!” a Telegram message read.

Every day, Aldalee wakes up at 7 A.M. He rides his bicycle, sometimes for ten hours straight, to deliver aid to different parts of Gaza, bought with donations from across the world through his Instagram account…

We stayed there for about 18 hours, not knowing what would happen to us. No contact with our families or anyone. We were exhausted, sitting on the ground, packed together. No food. No water. We were drained