In this episode of Gaza Voices, we meet Hala Redwan, a pharmacist from Al Shati Refugee Camp, in Gaza City. She tells us of the impact of the war particularly on girls, women, as well as pregnant soon-to-be mothers. She shares her experience of being rescued from under the rubble of her home, recovering from trauma, and her hopes for the future after evacuating to Egypt.

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Chapters:

Introduction to Hala Redwan, (0:00 )

The bombing of Hala’s home, (4:11 )

Evacuation to the South (10:24 )

Living Conditions & Women’s Heath Crisis (18:03 )

The weight of Hala’s trauma, and PTSD prevalence in Gaza (34:08 )

Evacuation to Egypt, and the Future (38:01 )

Rebuilding Gaza, Rebuilding Hopes (48:08 )

Outro & Conclusion (59:24 )

Transcript

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QzWcltixIgLwjH4Pq0Bt2WLdJjNwi3jh5Ud8a88VAiE/edit?usp=sharing

Music Credits:

Zaytun by Dania (intro)

The Well by Alexandra Spence (outro)

Observations Concerning the Structure of the 

Square Window by Caroline Partamian

On a Fleeting January Day by Asfandyar Khan 

Ztype by MALFNKTION

Passageway by Atif Farooq

≈ Deku Tree by Beast Nest

I Just Am by Hungry Moths

Varg2™ - Carried by a flock of birds by C2E - Emergency for Gaza

Kettalynne & EGM - ع ن و ا ن ض ا ي ٔ ع (I ’ nwan Dai ’ e)

Oud by Wissam Joubran

Sources:

When is it genocide?

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147976

https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session55/advance-versions/a-hrc-55-73-auv.pdf

Additional Sources

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/7/israels-war-on-gaza-six-relentless-months-of-death-and-destruction

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/14/a-cultural-genocide-which-of-gazas-heritage-sites-have-been-destroyed#:~:text=HMML%20Reading%20Room.-,Mosques,start%20of%20the%20Israeli%20assault

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/14/a-cultural-genocide-which-of-gazas-heritage-sites-have-been-destroyed#:~:text=HMML%20Reading%20Room.-,Mosques,start%20of%20the%20Israeli%20assault

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/10/israel-must-rescind-evacuation-order-northern-gaza-and-comply-international&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1715866584216392&usg=AOvVaw0E3uNp2UgpQwtggMeJdurQ

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/14/gaza-civilians-afraid-to-leave-home-after-bombing-of-safe-routes

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/israel-opt-appalling-gaza-evacuation-order-must-be-rescinded-by-israel-immediately/#:~:text=%E2%80%9COur%20parents%20were%20expelled%20from%20their%20homes%20in%201948%20during%20the%20Nakba.%20We%20lost%20our%20house%20which%20was%20destroyed%20in%20the%20August%202022%20offensive%3B%20our%20rebuilt%20house%20was%20destroyed%20again%E2%80%A6all%20our%20lives%20we%20have%20known%20nothing%20but%20a%20series%20of%20displacements%2C%E2%80%9D%20Munir%20Radwan%20a%20university%20professor%20told%20Amnesty

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2017/11/the-occupation-of-water/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/17/how-israel-uses-water-to-control-west-bank-palestine

https://www.unfpa.org/news/impossible-choices-gaza-%E2%80%9Cwomen-are-giving-birth-prematurely-because-terror%E2%80%9D

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/05/onslaught-violence-against-women-and-children-gaza-unacceptable-un-experts#:~:text=95%20per%20cent%20of%20pregnant,and%20access%20basic%20health%20care

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/opinion/gaza-palestinians-mental-health.html

https://mecp.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43045-023-00286-5

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7084195/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-destroyed-homes-reconstruction-1.7192350

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/1/we-jews-are-just-arrested-palestinians-are-beaten-german-protesters

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/12/un-chief-urges-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza-as-35000-palestinians-killed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/13/israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-palestine/