We are the last eyes left inside Gaza
We are the last eyes left inside Gaza
By Nour ElAssy
Poet and writer based in Gaza, Palestine
Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023, at least 178 journalists and media workers have been killed – an unprecedented slaughter. I’ve watched colleagues be beheaded by missiles, others torn apart in their cars clearly marked “PRESS”. I’ve seen one of us lose his son, another lose his brother. I’ve seen one burned alive, trapped under the flaming rubble of a newsroom that became his tomb. Their screams still echo in my ears.
And yet, every morning, I get up. I put on my vest, heavy with the weight of my fallen colleagues. I walk out into the chaos, knowing it might be the last time. The vest that’s supposed to protect me? It doesn’t. It’s just fabric now – a warning to the world that I might not make it back. Still, I wear it. Because the truth must be told. Because we are the last eyes left inside Gaza.
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