Years go by but the pain remains

The year 2024 ends at midnight tonight, and it will gather its last papers and depart far away, but its events, disasters and tragedies will remain present in the minds, because it was the year of genocide and assassinations in every sense of the word, the year in which Israel continued to wage the largest war in history against our defenseless Palestinian people, and caused the destruction of more than 80 percent of the homes in the Strip, killed and displaced thousands, and erased thousands of families from the civil records, and made life impossible in a geographical area that is the most densely populated in the world, so it became the most tragic in history.

Years are just numbers, passing from one time slot to another to record the chronological sequence that bears witness to the major historical events that we cover year after year, and we stop at them with analysis and discussion, to monitor their effects on human societies on our planet that witnesses unprecedented suffering, to record the war of extermination on Gaza in the year 2024 as the most tragic event in the world, as its repercussions were much stronger than earthquakes and volcanoes, and carried with it all kinds of violations and harsh and difficult measures that Israel carried out in a way that makes one’s forehead blush.

Words fail to describe the year that was for our Palestinian people burning, shocking, heartbreaking, seismic, volcanic, deadly, terrifying, catastrophic, disappointing, destructive, satanic, terrifying, unjust, terrible, painful and bloody.

It was a year of sadness in which masks fell, conscience died, and the veins of humanity dried up in people’s hearts, turning into black hearts that did not pulsate with a single seed of love or loyalty for Palestine.

It was a year of treason and baseness that appeared in public through a large global conspiracy against our Palestinian people and their honorable resistance. No one, neither Arab nor Western, dared to stop Israel and curb its aggression. On the contrary, the rush to conferences of apostasy, prostration, and surrender was prevalent, and all the statements that were issued and are being issued were for media consumption by fools who have no connection to history, honor, dignity, and the exploits that have completely disappeared.

The events of 2024 were not surprising for our oppressed, occupied and wronged Palestinian people, but they were shocking in their effects and goals, which were clear, and pointed to a compass of revenge against our people, led by Israel and the Western axis led by the United States, amidst a terrible international and Arab silence. The goal was not only to eliminate the resistance, but also all the capabilities of the life of our Palestinian people. The loud number of martyrs, children and women, which exceeded half of the total number of martyrs, and the successive sanctions of siege, evacuation, displacement, systematic ethnic cleansing campaigns, starvation, arrests, destruction of hospitals, health and medical centers, burning of displaced persons’ tents, and destruction of homes, buildings and facilities, are evidence of this. The war on our people has been ongoing since the Nakba of 1948, and its pace has increased in 2024, which is considered the year of catastrophes and disasters par excellence.

Gaza cried out, screamed and called out at the top of its voice for a whole year, hoping to find answers or listening ears. However, all those who heard the call decided not to answer, so Gaza remained alone, complaining to time about its pains, wounds and sufferings. It lives by the sea and loves life, but its bed is death and its blanket is the sky, and there is no one who answers the call.