ZIAD IN GAZA

 

It is raining. The weather has become very cold suddenly. When we evacuated, we were wearing summer clothes – I evacuated in shorts and T-shirt. I bought a jacket yesterday because I anticipated this would happen. I wear the jacket and cover myself with a blanket.

My heart goes out to all those in schools, hospitals and the ones who have recently fled and haven’t found a roof to sit under yet. What are parents thinking of right now – are they hugging their children tight so they won’t feel the cold? How many people will be sick? How many will survive?

It started getting colder a while ago but not as strong as today. Two days ago, my sister was talking to her friend and her mother who evacuated to one of the schools. The mother, who fled wearing light prayer clothes, told her she had just a light blanket that she covers her stomach with to sleep at night.

How long will this misery last?