In February, Malak’s father was killed before the birth of baby Rahma. Despite the tragedy, Malak shows immense love for her baby sister, who was born after their father’s death. Malak lost an eye in an Israeli attack and suffered severe trauma. She dreams of becoming an eye doctor to help others in need.
Their mother, Nawara, constantly lives in fear and uncertainty. The family has been displaced multiple times and struggles to find food, firewood, and medicine. The ongoing conflict has left them with no income and no access to schools for the children.
Nawara remembers her husband, Abed-Alrahman, and talks to him every day as if he were still alive. Malak and her sister perform charitable deeds in their father’s memory, offering prayers and gifts to honor him.
The story of Malak and Nawara is just a glimpse of the suffering experienced in Gaza over the last year. As the war continues into its second year, the BBC journalists report on the ongoing death and displacement in the region.