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November 5, 2023
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Life in the Heart of Death: A Series on the Experiences of Mental Health Professionals under Attack  – Story 9

A few moments after heavy shelling by our house, my 7-year-old daughter, whose body was trembling with fear, put her trembling hand on my cheek and asked: “Daddy, who invented the Israelis? Why do they do this to us? Tell them it’s enough!”

October 31, 2023
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Life in the Heart of Death: A Series on the Experiences of Mental Health Professionals under Attack  – Story 8

For every family with many siblings, there is always a child who steals your heart with their light spirit, wit, and an adorable presence that everybody seems to love.

October 29, 2023
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Life in the Heart of Death: A Series on the Experiences of Mental Health Professionals under Attack  – Story 7

Yasmine here… miraculously spared by the angel of death after the shelling of the past few days, next to which we had never seen before.

October 29, 2023
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Life in the Heart of Death: A Series on the Experiences of Mental Health Professionals under Attack  – Story 6

sole night spent at the hospital was enough to realize that dying under the rubble of our home was much easier than staying only for a few hours at the hospital. The plan was to head to the hospital on foot as a first stop so we can find some cars to take us to the supposedly safe south. 

October 29, 2023
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Life in the Heart of Death: A Series on the Experiences of Mental Health Professionals under Attack  – Story 5

I have an 11-year-old son. He is my eldest boy. He loves me very much and wants nothing more in life than to be like me. Rowdy-dowdy and fun-loving, just like me! He even mimics my humorous style and watches how I make his mother laugh.

October 29, 2023
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Life in the Heart of Death: A Series on the Experiences of Mental Health Professionals under Attack  – Story 4

This war is not like any

previous war, at least not for me. Wars and aggressions are typical for us. Never did we know peace or security. In the thirty years of my life, I was always known for my strength and tenacity in difficult times. I was always the wise and dependable one in the family, especially caring for my ill mother. But this time is not like every other time.

October 29, 2023
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Life in the Heart of Death: A Series on the Experiences of Mental Health Professionals under Attack  – Story 3

Wishing there was no night:

The worst time of the day in this savage war is when the sun starts setting, as if the night has been weaponized by the colonizer to instil fear and horror.

October 29, 2023
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Life in the Heart of Death: A Series on the Experiences of Mental Health Professionals under Attack  – Story 2

Our situation is terror of dying any minute. As much as possible, we portion food and water. Every day, there are long lines for food and drinking water. We don’t know when we feel the wrath of the airplanes as we are filling up our drinking water.

October 29, 2023
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Life in the Heart of Death: A Series on the Experiences of Mental Health Professionals under Attack  – Story 1

On the seventeenth day of aggression on the Strip, we continue a long journey of looking for a safe place inside or outside our home. You see, after we received messages stressing that we leave our homes and head to the south, we believed that the south is truly the safe place!

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