Bereaved and destitute: Gazans a year after October 7
The Hindu
Bereaved and destitute: Gazans a year after October 7
In a year of war between Israel and Hamas, the people of Gaza have lost nearly everything: their loved ones, their homes, their careers and their dreams.
AFP spoke to a student, a paramedic and a former civil servant in Gaza, to hear how the conflict has destroyed their lives.
Fares al-Farra, 19, was as brilliant at school as he was ambitious.
Two months before October 7 last year, he graduated with top marks and enrolled in Gaza's University College of Applied Sciences to study artificial intelligence and data science.
"I had many ambitions and goals, and I was always confident that one day I would achieve them," he said.
Days after Hamas's attack sparked the Gaza war, the Israeli military bombed part of the university.
Mr. Farra and his family fled their home in the southern city of Khan Yunis as it became a battleground, forcing them to shelter for months in a makeshift camp.