The tragedy of young Hind Rajab last January had barely ended when the same story repeated itself with young Ghada Rabah in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of western Gaza City. The usurping entity destroyed her family’s home, leaving her trapped beneath the rubble for long hours, with no rescue equipment, no means to lift the debris, and no way for Civil Defense teams to reach her under the continuous bombing of the area.
Like Hind, Ghada did not give up. She used her phone to call for help and sent out pleas on social media, but her cries brought no rescue as the intense shelling and aggression of the occupier continued.
Two days after the attack, Civil Defense and the Red Cross finally reached the site, only to find that the house had been bombed a second time. Nothing remained but rubble—and no voice answered.
The story brings back the memory of little Hind Rajab, whose ordeal the world watched in fear as she remained trapped in a car with her family before being killed by the occupier’s bullets—over 300 rounds fired—murdering her and everyone with her.
Today, Ghada follows the same path: another victim of the ongoing genocide that targets civilians in Gaza without distinction. These horrific events raise a painful question: how many Hinds and Ghadas must be martyred before the world’s conscience moves? How long will international silence remain complicit with this machinery of death?
Ghada’s story is no longer an individual tragedy but a stark image of Gaza’s reality today: a city bombed daily, cries for help lost beneath the rubble, and an endless bleeding of lives with no clear end in sight.
