The four hundred and seventy-one days of the war of extermination passed without respite, as if they had been years, during which the Gazans suffered the embers of hell, which left hundreds of thousands of victims, including martyrs, wounded, hungry, and sick people, who were haunted by the specter of death, even while they were in their beds in hospitals that had been taken out of service, after they had become one of the targets of the raging war.

During the fifteen lean months, homes were destroyed, churches, mosques where the name of God was mentioned were demolished, roads were bulldozed, hospitals were besieged, and water and electricity stations and communication lines were taken out of service.

During the difficult months, the crops died, the udders dried up, the crops and the offspring were destroyed, and stray dogs gnawed at the bodies scattered in the streets. The remains of loved ones remained under the rubble of the houses, until the ceasefire agreement came into effect, when the families began to search arduously on the path of Calvary for the remains of their loved ones, whom they could not save and bury with the dignity they deserved.

In the war of extermination, the supplicants prayed, the supplicants pleaded, the Takbirs of the Takbirs rose, the oppressed pleaded, and people thought ill of God, before relief came and the slaughter stopped, and only those of strong resolve were able to bear its burdens and be patient with its horrors.

During nearly a year and a half, innocent souls were buried, great dreams were lost, the land became barren and desolate, the water dried up, and people lived in a shortage of lives, money, and fruits.

Now, after all the suffering that has passed, the day has come when people will be relieved and will be pressed.