Noor Alyacoubi

Noor Alyacoubi is a writer living in Gaza.

A Palestinian boy cycles past buildings destroyed in previous Israeli bombardment, in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, north of Gaza City on July 3, 2024

War Has Forced Gaza’s Children to Grow Up Far Too Soon War Has Forced Gaza’s Children to Grow Up Far Too Soon

“Instead of playing and jumping, he is thinking of how to help us survive," one father says.

Jul 5, 2024 / Noor Alyacoubi

Civil defense teams and residents carry out search and rescue efforts after an Israeli attack hits the house belonging to the Al Nadi Family at the al-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City, Gaza, on May 24, 2024.

My Parents Fled Gaza. I’m Still Here. We May Never See Each Other Again. My Parents Fled Gaza. I’m Still Here. We May Never See Each Other Again.

“I don’t want to leave you behind, but we can’t see any other way, Noor,” Mama said. “We are so tired. We cannot bear it anymore.”

May 28, 2024 / Noor Alyacoubi

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