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.
"These are dark hours for millions of people in Palestine and Israel. Across Europe anti-Semitic incidents have resurged and this cannot be tolerated. It is time for the European Union to act," they said.
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The leaders ended the letter by warning that the EU’s “credibility is at stake.”
Alareer spoke to CNN from Gaza City, on October 12 and October 13. He gave consent in written messages to share the recording in the event of his death.
“I am about 700 meters away from the clashes and can hear screams from where I am," he said.
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.
Senior Gaza health official describes Israel’s expanded military presence in Jabalya refugee camp
“He always championed others, ahead of himself. He was a great writer but his mission was to platform and support other writers.”
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Al-Bursh said the Al Awda hospital in northern Gaza has been under siege for many days.
The leaders ended the letter by warning that the EU’s “credibility is at stake.”
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.
Rawan Yaghi, who was taught by Alareer and is now a 30-year-old writer based in Canada, said he was a “leader of literary resistance.”
