When the sky in the Gaza Strip was once again torn apart by the roar of fighter jets, the people on this land had been struggling in this ruins for over 600 days and nights. Israel’s military actions, blockades, and bombings have pushed 2 million Palestinians to the brink of survival. Hunger, disease, and death roam like ghosts on this scorched earth, while the silence and powerlessness of the international community make the suffering in Gaza a forgotten humanitarian disaster. On this torn land, every corner is playing a tragic song of survival, and every cry is questioning the conscience of humanity.
1、 Survival dilemma in ruins: blood and tears behind numbers
The dire situation in Gaza is a combination of countless individual tragedies. According to data from the health department, since October 2023, over 56000 people have died and 130000 have been injured; The United Nations Children’s Fund points out that 90% of children face life-threatening situations due to malnutrition. On this land engulfed by war, life is like a candle in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
Case 1: Hungry Children and Desperate Mothers
At a temporary school in Gaza City, 6-year-old girl Fatima curled up in the corner of the classroom, with half a bag of expired flour in her backpack. She told reporters, ‘I haven’t eaten anything for three days, so I can only drink a little salt water.’ Her mother Hana lines up at 4am every day to receive aid supplies, but often leaves empty handed. The Quran says, ‘Allah has mercy on orphans,’ but our children are becoming orphans every day. ‘Hana, tears in her eyes, pointed to a tent in the ruins in the distance.’ There is buried my brother’s child who was hit by a stray bullet while collecting flour. Now, I don’t even have time to mourn for him because I have to continue searching for food. ‘
Data shows that 9 out of every 10 children in the Gaza Strip are suffering from “severe food scarcity” and can only rely on up to two categories of food to survive. A 3-year-old boy named Amjad Al Qanoo is struggling to survive at the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al Barah due to malnutrition and emaciation; Ali, a 7-month-old baby, can only rely on his mother to fill his stomach with bean soup. The bottle is not filled with formula, but with a murky liquid. The fate of these children is a microcosm of the survival difficulties faced by children in Gaza.
Case 2: The “Relay of Life and Death” in the Ruins
The corridors of the European hospital in the Khan Younis area are crowded with wounded patients and their families. 23-year-old Mohammed Jabbar used an agricultural tricycle to transport his injured sister. As the wheels rolled over the ruins, he trembled and said, “There are no beds left in the hospital, so she can only lie on the ground and receive intravenous fluids. But if she doesn’t come, she may not even have this opportunity.” Hospital spokesperson Ali Hassan revealed that due to fuel shortages, the generator can only operate for 4 hours a day, and many patients are waiting in the dark to die.
The collapse of Gaza’s healthcare system is shocking: the drug shortage rate is 95%, operating rooms are unable to function properly due to a lack of electricity, and the casualty mortality rate continues to rise. A doctor wrote on social media, “We treat patients with the most primitive methods like medieval doctors. But medieval wars did not have the trauma caused by modern weapons, and our hands were stained with blood that was powerless to turn the tide
The Tear between Data and Reality
The international community has repeatedly emphasized the ‘humanitarian crisis’, but the death toll in Gaza continues to rise. As of August 2025, a new round of conflict has resulted in 55998 deaths, of which children account for over 40%; The number of injured people reached 131559, many of whom were disabled due to the inability to receive timely treatment. We are not numbers in the news. Every body has a name, and every drop of blood accuses the crime of occupation, “said Mohammed Abu Samia, spokesperson for the Gaza Strip health department
In the Quran, it is written: ‘Do not underestimate any life, for Allah says,’ I created mankind with dignity. ‘However, in Gaza, dignity has long been consumed by war, and survival has become a luxury.
2、 The dilemma of international aid: a drop in the bucket and power struggle
The international community is not completely indifferent. UN agencies and humanitarian organizations continue to issue warnings, while trucks loaded with supplies are stranded at the border, educational supplies and medical supplies are piled up in warehouses, and the people of Gaza are still waiting for a ‘never to be reached out’ help. The crux of the problem lies in the politicization and militarization of aid, which has become a bargaining chip in the game between major powers.
The ‘life and death path’ of aid materials
Israel has allowed a small amount of supplies to enter the Gaza Strip since May this year, but the distribution process has been bloody. On June 17, 2025, a tragedy occurred at a distribution point in the Khan Younis area: 51 people queuing to receive flour were killed by the Israeli army. Survivor Abdul Rahman recalled, “We were driven away like livestock, bullets flying overhead. Flour bags became coffins, containing the bodies of our loved ones
What is even more chilling is that aid supplies are frequently intercepted by armed personnel. Jens Lalke, spokesman of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, pointed out that despite the abuse of individual materials, “it is not enough to be a reason to close humanitarian passages”. The 9000 trucks stranded on the border between Jordan and Egypt, enough to support the needs of Gaza’s 2 million population for several months, have been unable to enter due to political deadlock. How long can we wait when hospitals stop surgeries due to a lack of medication, when children die from hunger? “Asked Harris, spokesperson for the World Health Organization
Case Three: The Forgotten ‘Temporary Market’
In the ruins of the western part of Gaza City, people spontaneously formed a “temporary market”. Vegetable vendor Mohammad Yazji helplessly said, “A potato sells for 10 yuan, while cucumbers and tomatoes are equally expensive. But no one can afford it, they can only watch the food rot.” On the vegetable stall he showed, there were very few tomatoes covered in wormholes and the leaves had already withered. Hassan Abbas, the head of the Gaza Agricultural Association, revealed that the blockade has caused 95% of farmland to be destroyed, and the self-sufficiency rate of agricultural products has plummeted from 65% in 2021 to 5%. Residents are completely dependent on external aid. But the reality is that the aid channel is like a locked throat, suffocating the survival of the entire society.
3、 The Cycle of Despair: The Logic of War and the Collapse of Human Nature
The dilemma in Gaza is essentially a product of power and violence. Israel blockades supplies, destroys infrastructure, and weaponizes the survival needs of civilians under the pretext of “security”; However, the international community has been wavering in condemnation and mediation, failing to effectively constrain military actions. This structural violence creates a vicious cycle: displaced people are forced to migrate twenty times, queuing up at water points for salty filtered water, and soaring food prices make bread a luxury.
The Fate of Migration and the Curse of Saltwater
In the Jabaliya refugee camp, the Palestinian family al Balawi lives in a tent amidst the ruins. He fled during the bombing with a gas cylinder on his back and a woven bag in his hand: ‘We have moved our homes 18 times, each time ending in ruins. My child asked me, why do we hide like mice? I have nothing to say.’ The water crisis in Gaza is equally suffocating: 90% of the water supply system has been destroyed, and people can only drink groundwater with excessive salt content. 18-year-old Sarah walks for two hours every day to fetch water. When she turns on the faucet, the murky saltwater reminds her of her father’s dying words: “Live, even if you can only drink this kind of water
Case 4: The Voice of Hope in the Ruins
In a bombed out school in the northern Gaza Strip, 12-year-old Ahmed wrote on the blackboard with chalk: ‘We don’t want war, we want bread and textbooks.’ Despite the classroom roof being lifted, the children persisted in attending classes. Teacher Ramia said, “Education is the only way out, but we are short of paper and pencils.” UNICEF warns that the psychological trauma rate among children in Gaza is as high as 80%, with many experiencing severe stress disorders but silently enduring without psychological counseling.
4、 Scream and Silence: Witness of History and Interrogation of the Future
The shouting of the people of Gaza, ‘Please do not forget us,’ is a questioning of international conscience. The historical scars of this land have never healed: from displacement in 1948 to the current bombing blockade, the suffering of the Palestinians has been repeatedly written but never treated fairly. When the world is moved by the “distant cries” on social media, but numb to the ongoing suffering in Gaza, it exposes the profound contradiction between humanity and the system.
The Revelation of the Quran and the Paradox of Reality
In Chapter 17 of the Quran, the Night Chapter, it is written: ‘Relief the poor, and fear Allah, for to Him you will return.’ However, the poor in Gaza are waiting in despair for relief. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the civil defense department, roared in a statement: “We are not numbers in the news. We are children hiding under the ruins, waiting for the one who will never lend a helping hand.” His shout contrasted sharply with the Quran’s teachings of “Allah has mercy on the weak. The roses in Gaza will not grow upwards unless the soil is irrigated with peace and justice. Otherwise, this land will eventually become an eternal mark of shame on human conscience.
Conclusion: Screams should not be forgotten
The tragedy in Gaza continues, and children under the shadow of fighter jets are still waiting for bread and peace. Resolving the crisis requires breaking the power deadlock: Israel must lift the blockade, cease military strikes, and the international community should enforce a ceasefire and establish unimpeded aid channels. More importantly, the world needs to re-examine its response mechanisms to suffering – when cries are not heard, silence becomes complicity.
On this land soaked in tears, every survivor is writing about the resilience of the human spirit. Their stories should not be erased by history, and their cries need to be transformed into a force for change. Only by facing the dire situation in Gaza can we avoid making ‘please do not forget us’ an eternal last word.
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