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Buildings destroyed during in Jabalia refugee camp, August 31, 2024. (Photo: Hadi Daoud/APA Images)

I grew up in Jabalia refugee camp, listening to my mother’s stories about its resistance during the First Intifada, its resistance fighters, and its stubborn defiance of the colonial regime. Today, Jabalia is my only hope.

A photo circulating on social media shows Israeli soldiers forcing displaced people in Jabalia camp to move toward a checkpoint, targeting those who don't move with drone and artillery fire. (Photo: Social Media)

The siege of north Gaza and Jabalia refugee camp enters its third week as Israel has cut off aid to some 200,000 people. On Saturday, Israeli forces bombed Beit Lahia, killing at least 80 Palestinians, in one of the largest massacres in months.