Palestinian inspect buildings that sustained damage after an Israeli attack on the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Gaza City, Gaza on December 13, 2024. (Photo: Omar Ashtawy/APA Images)

In recent days, Gaza ceasefire talks have seemed to gather unprecedented momentum, but until Israel’s far-right government concedes it is ready to abandon the genocide any predictions of the horror finally ending should be taken with skepticism. 

Palestinians grieve loved ones killed by Israeli attacks at the al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on December 19, 2024. (Photo: Hadi Daoud/APA Images)

Before the war, we lived a simple, beautiful, and peaceful life, like any family. Now I am a widow with two daughters who will grow up without a father, without grandparents, uncles, aunts, or cousins.