Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, LXXVIII: "bloodied baby"
written in response to Reuters, July 15: Israel launches new Gaza strikes after weekend attack kills scores in safe zone
the corner
of an Israeli soldier's eye
a bloodied baby
breaking Gaza news
a newborn pierces the silence
of this West Bank family
rubble-strewn ghost town
my baby's life ends, not the war
and no one hears
FYI: Haaretz, July 15: "Why Has Gaza Become Dispensable?" Arabs and Palestinians Decry Inaction Over Israeli Targeting of Hamas Commander in "Safe" Zone
Weeks into the war in Gaza, the Israeli army designated the area of Al-Mawasi a humanitarian safe zone, instructing Gazans to evacuate there. Soon, the 16 square-kilometer strip along southern Gaza's coast became the only safe area for over 380,000 displaced Palestinians.
Nine months into the war, the Israeli army launched a military attack on Al-Mawasi, killing at least 90 Palestinians and injuring 300 others, including, according to the IDF, the commander of Hamas' Khan Yunis Brigade, Rafa'a Salameh.
And Al Jazeera, July 15: UNRWA headquarters in Gaza "flattened"
The head of UNRWA [The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East] said the organisation’s headquarters in Gaza has been destroyed in another “blatant disregard of international humanitarian law”.
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, LXXIX: "life and death"
this moment
between life and death in Gaza
smoldering remains ...
Added:
summer drizzle
on a barbed-wire fence
droplets of blood
Added:
child migrant's stare
a world beyond
this border fence
Added:
exit ramp
this last-mile journey
to the churchyard
