August 19, 2024 Meet the Middle East

'Afraid to sleep': Nights bring fresh horrors in war-torn Gaza

As the sun sets over Gaza, displaced Palestinians in plastic tents are plunged into darkness, tormented by the buzzing of Israeli drones, constant artillery fire and fear they may not survive the night."Mother, let me sleep in your arms, I don't want to die," said six-year-old Yasmine, clinging to her mother in their small, make-shift shelter."My children are afraid to sleep," said Safa Abu Yasin. "I'm afraid for their lives too."Abu Yasin and her four daughters are in Al-Mawasi, an area Israeli forces have said is a humanitarian zone.
Source: Al Monitor
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