The streets of Gaza no longer hum with the familiar sounds of everyday life. Since October 7, 2023, they have resonated with the sounds of destruction, followed by a silence so profound it feels almost physical—an absence that suffocates words before they can even form. Trapped within Gaza’s crumbling walls, we live inside a storm in which language itself has broken down. Simply put, we are losing our very ability to speak.
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