Ra Page, a colleague of Al-Areer, told CNN the literature professor was "a great foodie." In this image, taken by Page, Al-Areer (left) can be seen sitting opposite Page's wife, Basma el Farra (right), at a restaurant-bar called el-Bakka, during their trip to Gaza City, in August 2022.
Gazan civilians are no strangers to the threat of death, having lived through years under siege. Alareer said that recent Israeli strikes on the Palestinian enclave triggered his early memories of war.
https://medium.com/@paxton69 The leaders also called for "effective measures" to be taken to protect the “innocent civilians” of Gaza being impacted by the conflict. Humanitarian aid must be delivered "unhindered" to the enclave, the leaders said. A White House spokesperson declined to comment. However, no aid will be allowed directly into Gaza from either crossing in Israel. “We're working relentlessly for the safe return of the hostages. I personally spent countless hours – and I mean it, probably up to 20 hours with the Qataris and Egyptians, the Israelis – to secure the freedom of hostages, to get the trucks in, to get the humanitarian aid flowing, to convince them to open the gate, to have [Egyptian President Abdel Fattah] El-Sisi — make sure he opened the gate into Egypt,” Last week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new visa restriction policy targeting “individuals believed to have been involved in undermining peace, security, or stability in the West Bank, including through committing acts of violence or taking other actions that unduly restrict civilians’ access to essential services and basic necessities." Thirty-four injured Palestinians and four buses carrying an unknown number of foreign nationals also crossed from Gaza into Egypt Monday, a CNN journalist at the Rafah crossing said. So far, more than 1,200 American citizens, residents and family members have left the enclave, State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said Monday.
https://medium.com/@streetballaz Israeli authorities said Monday that two crossings into Gaza will be used to help screen humanitarian aid destined for the territory. Qatar sending money to Gaza: Qatar will continue to make payments to Gaza to support the enclave, as it has been doing for years, the Qatari minister of state for foreign affairs said. Israel approved the deal in a security cabinet meeting in August 2018. The deal is one reason why many Israelis today place part of the blame for the October 7 The maternity ward was hit Monday afternoon local time by tank shelling, killing two women and leaving two more so badly wounded their legs required amputation, he said. Alareer began teaching literature, creative writing, poetry, translation and Shakespeare at the Islamic University of Gaza in 2007. He described himself as a writer and educator.
