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Al Jazeera
Politics
Lorraine Mallinder

‘Will rebuild Gaza’: In freezing Rafah, a Palestinian mother’s 2024 dreams

Rania Sakallah (centre), with her 22-year-old children Rana (left) and Mohammed (right), in their room in the border town of Rafah, which they are sharing with other family members as conflict rages in the Gaza Strip [Courtesy of Rania Sakallah]

Rania Sakallah is holding onto happy memories. Shortly before the war started, she and her family enjoyed a day out together at Sheikh Ijlin beach in the south of Gaza City.

They stopped at the Tropical Restaurant to eat chicken pizza. Her twin son and daughter were about to embark on their final year of studies at Al-Azhar University. There was a lot to look forward to.

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