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Mohammed Omer

Mohammed Omer
Award-winning journalist
Middle East & North Africa

Darkness Falls on Gaza

In an excerpt from Shell-Shocked, a journalist reports on life in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge

October 18, 2023 • by Mohammed Omer
Here in Gaza City, the electricity was gone; it was dark everywhere. The water supply was foul, food was rancid, and fear permeated the summer night. ...

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