In Gaza: Number of Killed Spikes to 73,333, Leaves 174,023 Wounded

CROSSFIREARABIA – Palestinian medical sources announced, Tuesday, the death toll from the Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip rose to 73,333 martyrs and 174,023 wounded since October 7, 2023. The same sources added that hospitals in the Strip received four martyrs in the past 24 hours, including one who succumbed to his wounds, in addition to 14 injuries. They indicated that the total number of martyrs since the ceasefire on 11 October 2026 has risen to 1,207, and the number of injuries to 3,914, while the total number of bodies recovered has reached 803. They explained that a number of victims remain under the rubble and in the streets, as ambulance and rescue teams are unable to reach them according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

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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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Nelson Mandela: ‘A Winner is a Dreamer…’

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July 28, 2026

Nelson Mandela spent 27 years behind bars, much of it confined to a damp concrete cell on Robben Island. For decades, his name was banned from public mention in South Africa, and he was forced into grueling labor in a lime quarry. Most people would have let their vision of a free society wither away under the crushing weight of isolation and silence. Mandela did the opposite. He used those years to study, to understand the psychology of his captors, and to refine his vision for a democratic future.

His life serves as the ultimate proof for his own conviction: A winner is a dreamer who never gives up. It was not mere optimism that carried him through nearly three decades of imprisonment. It was a disciplined, unwavering commitment to a dream that most of the world had written off as impossible.

When he was finally released in 1990, he did not seek revenge. He sought reconciliation. He understood that a true winner does not just overcome their circumstances but transforms them.

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