{"id":3117,"date":"2023-12-02T08:40:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T08:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2023-12-02T08:40:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T08:40:51","slug":"unyielding-defiance-elderly-palestinians-resolute-message-amidst-ruins-of-destroyed-home-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/12\/02\/unyielding-defiance-elderly-palestinians-resolute-message-amidst-ruins-of-destroyed-home-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Unyielding Defiance: Elderly Palestinian&#8217;s Resolute Message Amidst Ruins of Destroyed Home in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-An elderly Palestinian sends a defiant message to the Israeli occupation after they destroyed his home during the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza. He rejects the idea of displacement and leaving his homeland.<\/p>\n<p>In a video captured by Palestinian activists on social media, the elderly Palestinian said, &#8220;Yes, this is my home, where three of my children, two grown sons and a daughter, were martyred.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-kawfs-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-kawfs-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-13\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] } group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3b6a10b9-1dc8-48e3-82a8-1a7b4001900e\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h3>&#8220;I won&#8217;t come out even if they want to kill me too.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-11\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] } group\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a7a1c06d-b7bf-473f-b8d4-3fc19b6af19b\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The Palestinian activist asks him, &#8220;What are you doing here?&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/11\/13\/an-elderly-palestinian-summarizes-the-scene-of-resilience-in-gaza-and-sends-a-special-message-to-abu-ubaida\/\">elderly<\/a> Palestinian responds, &#8220;I&#8217;m fed up with this world. I have no home to live in, and our story is scattered. Where should I go? I&#8217;ll sit on the stones of my house; it&#8217;s better for me, even if the Jews want to kill me too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-9\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] } group\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"029fe7d1-630c-4264-b3a6-2eed1423be53\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Continuing his statement, the elderly Palestinian asserts, &#8220;I won&#8217;t leave the house even if they want to kill me too. Insha&#8217;Allah, Palestine will prevail, and with the grace of Allah, Palestine will be ours. We will continue to fight until the last breath of the Palestinian people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 368px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3117-1\" width=\"368\" height=\"656\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/\u0645\u0633\u0646-\u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646\u064a-\u064a\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0649-\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0644-\u0628\u0639\u062f-\u062a\u062f\u0645\u064a\u0631-\u0645\u0646\u0632\u0644\u0647-\u0641\u064a-\u063a\u0632\u0629.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/\u0645\u0633\u0646-\u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646\u064a-\u064a\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0649-\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0644-\u0628\u0639\u062f-\u062a\u062f\u0645\u064a\u0631-\u0645\u0646\u0632\u0644\u0647-\u0641\u064a-\u063a\u0632\u0629.mp4\">https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/\u0645\u0633\u0646-\u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646\u064a-\u064a\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0649-\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0644-\u0628\u0639\u062f-\u062a\u062f\u0645\u064a\u0631-\u0645\u0646\u0632\u0644\u0647-\u0641\u064a-\u063a\u0632\u0629.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h3>Approximately 1.7 million Palestinians have been displaced<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/11\/25\/resilience-amidst-destruction-a-palestinian-elders-unyielding-spirit-in-gaza\/\">elderly<\/a> man concludes, &#8220;This is all I can say, and thank you for conveying this message,&#8221; to which the Palestinian activist responds, &#8220;This is our duty, dear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Around 1.7 million Palestinians from the northern areas and Gaza City have been displaced, heading towards the southern part of Gaza, amid intense bombardment by the Israeli occupation on residential neighborhoods, homes, and schools where displaced people sought refuge, often without prior warning. 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