Facing Battle

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December 28, 2024

Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyeh, stands unarmed facing the occupation tanks before his arrest.

“In a world dominated by the law of the jungle, where crimes are committed with impunity and without supervision under the eyes of the so-called international community, the occupation army arrested Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyeh, our proud mountain, son of Jabalia camp, whose only crime was his loyalty to his humanitarian message and his remaining by his patients’ side until his last breath.

Freedom for Abu Elias and salute for his honorable positions, and shame and disgrace to everyone who colluded by their silence or participated in the chapters of this crime.”

في عالم تهيمن عليه شريعة الغاب، حيث تُرتكب الجرائم بلا حسيب ولا رقيب تحت أنظار ما يُسمى المجتمع الدولي، اعتقل جيش الاحتلال الدكتور حسام أبو صفية، جبلنا الشامخ ابن مخيم جباليا، الذي كان ذنبه الوحيد وفاءه لرسالته الإنسانية وبقاؤه إلى جانب مرضاه حتى الرمق الأخير.

الحرية لأبي إلياس… pic.twitter.com/Y7z5IVTFmw
— أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif (@AnasAlSharif0) December 28, 2024

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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Gaza Underground – A Novel

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September 10, 2026

Gaza Underground is a novel written in Arabic by Atef Abu Sief.

An extract:

Once, Abdel-Halim suggested transforming the tunnels beneath Gaza into an “underground” network. Wael replied that some things do not lend themselves to commerce; what was being proposed was not a business venture, but a solution to the crisis. “Can you imagine,” he asked—gesturing along the length of the tunnel—”that there is an entire city underground here?! What will we do with it after the war?” Salim interjected, saying they would do nothing; they would simply continue sitting in the “magic café.” Naeem remarked, “Thanks to the war for this café.” They laughed as they reminisced about their gatherings at Wael’s chalet by the sea.

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