Gaza entered the new year with streets still lined by rubble, tents where homes once stood, and families forever changed by loss. Yet, amid the devastation and suffering inflicted by two years of war, hope is beginning to surface, reflected in the aspirations of young people who have endured the unimaginable but refuse to let go of life.
Yumna Al Mahlawi, 24, is grateful to begin 2026 with something she once feared she would lose – her left hand.
A piece of shrapnel from an Israeli strike near the displacement camp where her family lived in June caused a deep wound and shattered bones. Doctors initially thought amputation was inevitable, she tells The National.
“I couldn’t imagine living with an amputated hand.
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