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Gaza’s Resilience: A people’s will defies occupation plans

Sunday 19-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Amidst the devastation and relentless bombardment, scenes of Gaza’s men and women repeatedly emerge, showcasing resilience, steadfastness, and determination in the face of the genocide perpetrated by Israeli occupation forces.

A Palestinian woman, her forefinger raised firmly, chants with conviction: “We remain. We remain despite the pain, as long as we have a child nursing. We will not bow.” This voice, rising from the heart of tragedy, represents millions of Palestinians who face death daily. It echoes their unwavering message to the world: Gaza cannot be defeated.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has waged a bloody war on Gaza, bombing homes with their residents inside and targeting vital infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and mosques. Marketplaces, aid distribution points, and water facilities have also been struck, resulting in over 157,000 casualties, including 11,000 missing people. Over 2.3 million Palestinians are now displaced, living in tents after their homes were destroyed under a suffocating siege.

In the midst of this destruction, Gaza stands as a masterpiece of resilience, defying genocide and proclaiming to the world that the will of the Palestinian people is unbreakable.

Stories of endurance
Elsewhere, a woman stands amid the rubble of her home, clutching the remnants of her memories, and declares firmly: “Even if we starve, they starve us, kill us, or besiege us—whatever they do. This is our land, and we will neither leave nor abandon it.” Her simple words encapsulate a history of sacrifice.

An elderly woman in prayer garments waves her hands after an Israeli airstrike, symbolizing resilience. She says confidently: “We are steadfast, steadfast, steadfast.” Another, carrying a displacement bag on her shoulder, proclaims: “We remain steadfast and will stay steadfast, patient by God’s will. We will not weaken, be humiliated, or compromise over even a grain of Palestine’s soil.”

A Palestinian woman balancing a displacement bag on her head insists: “They don’t want us to live, but we remain steadfast despite them. Unshakable, as long as thyme and figs exist.” Another, speaking with assured faith, says: “We will endure, and Allah will grant us patience and victory, Allah willing.”

On the rubble of a destroyed home, children gather, launching a small kite into Gaza’s besieged skies while chanting: “We are steadfast here; we will not leave.” It is an image that encapsulates the indomitable will to live embedded in the spirit of this people.

In a painful yet proud tone, an elderly man declares: “No people in the world have been wronged as we have. Yet we remain patient, patient, patient.”

Civil defense workers, heroes of the toughest missions, create their own human epic. Amidst the bombardment and darkness of night, they chant while saving lives: “We will remain here; we will live here until the pain fades, and the melody sweetens.”

And the woman who lost her children as martyrs cries out with faith-filled conviction: “O Allah, my children are a sacrifice for Gaza, a sacrifice for Palestine. We will remain steadfast and patient in our homeland.”

Abu Ubaida’s words and a saga of resilience
In all this, the words of Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson of Al-Qassam Brigades, resound as a tribute to this great people: “Peace be upon you for your patience, your perseverance, and your steadfastness against tyranny. Peace upon your blood that will curse every criminal killer, every cowardly traitor, and every false claimant of humanity. Victory is only from Allah, the Almighty, the Wise.”

This is Gaza—a bleeding wound but an unbreakable will. Its messages are clear to the entire world: Here is a people who cannot be defeated. Here is a will stronger than death. Despite the wounds, hope persists for a day when dreams come true, and the flag of freedom is raised over every inch of Palestine.

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