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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ghada Ageel

Messages arrive from Gaza with news of dead children. It has become a graveyard for humanity’s conscience

Palestinians are brought to Nasser hospital for treatment after an Israeli attack in Khan Younis, Gaza, on 13 November.
Palestinians are brought to Nasser hospital for treatment after an Israeli attack in Khan Younis, Gaza, on 13 November. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Anadolu/Getty Images

Over the past week, I attempted to reach out to my family and friends in Gaza, but my calls went unanswered. A few days ago, they finally contacted me, and I only wish they hadn’t.

From the mouths of babes comes truth, so the saying goes. In Khan Younis refugee camp, Shahd, my four-year-old niece, asked my sister-in-law: “Mom, is it painful to die? What is less painful, to die from a rocket or a tank shell?”

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