Column: 'All I held dear now lies under the rubble'

In a column for Middle East Eye, scholar Ghada Ageel says that everything she holds dear lies under the rubble, after Israel air strikes struck her home in Gaza's Khan Younis. 

She writes: "Everything is gone. All I held dear now lies under the rubble. Precious photo albums filled with memories of my school days, the faces of dear friends, the smiles from the early days of my marriage. Moments we captured of my children's first steps, early play, and pictures from school. All gone.

Gone, too, are the photographs of my parents and grandparents. The records of my journeys. My extensive library. Some hard-earned certificates. My graduation photos. Torn asunder is my daughters' artwork as well as an enormous painting created, and gifted, by my brother-in-law, Mohammed, on our wedding day.

All of this, and so much more, has vanished. It feels like a bomb was dropped onto the very substance of my memories." 

You can read the full piece below. 

Opinion: 'All I held dear now lies under the rubble'