Israel’s Use of Banned Weapons in Gaza Has Created a Cancer Crisis
There are currently around 11,000 cancer patients in Gaza. Many of them are able to trace their illnesses back to toxic weaponry used by the Israelis during the genocide. ALAA DMEIDA My uncle’s wife, Ruba, is 21 years old. Back in 2022, she achieved 93% at Tawjihi - among the top scores - on the final standardised exams in the Palestinian school system. Then she started studying mathematics at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza City. She dreams more than anyone I know. She married my uncle, Nasser, in August 2022. Then she gave birth to a wonderful baby girl in June 2023. Her daughter’s name is Tohfa, which means “unique” and “beautiful” in Arabic. She is now almost three years old. My uncle Nasser and Ruba lived happily together as a married couple for a year and two months. Then, on 7 October 2023, the war began, and everything turned upside down. At the beginning of the genocide, they moved from their house to shelter in Al-Rafee school in Jabalia, which was meant to be a safe place in the north of Gaza. But on 17 November 2023, the Israeli occupation started shooting tear gas and white phosphorus bombs at the school. They couldn’t do anything to protect themselves from the toxic gases because the school’s windows had all been shattered by the force of repeated airstrikes, leaving the frames empty and the rooms exposed. Upgrade to paid During the bombing, they were forced to leave their five-month-old baby, Tohfa,...
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