During one year of fighting, the intense bombardment by Israel has left more than 41,000 people dead
Marah Al Satri, a 20-year-old Palestinian from Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, reflects with pain on the events of the past year, which began on October 7, 2023, when some 3,000 Hamas militants infiltrated southern Israel, kidnapping 252 people and leaving over 1,200 people dead and 5,000 injured.
“I was sleeping and was awakened by the sounds of rockets. I was terrified and did not know what was happening. Nor did I know who was launching the rockets, whether it was Israel or the armed factions,” she recalls.
But the speech of Mohammed Deif, the then commander of Al Qassam Brigades, which was screened on Saturday morning, shortly after the beginning of the Hamas attack, left no room for doubt.
“We have decided to put an end to all of the occupation’s crimes,” he said. “The time is over for them [Israel] to [continue to] act without…