'Hope so heavy to carry': Al-Shaer on harrowing plight, emotional toll, struggle to survive in Gaza

A world news story from the U.S., reported by France 24.

World News · the U.S. · October 13, 2026

From France 24

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Palestinian writer and poet Mahmoud Al-Shaer, “Am I real, or just a number in this war?” In I Am Still Alive: Dispatches from Gaza, Palestinian writer Mahmoud Al-Shaer explores how war transforms memory, childhood and the meaning of existence.

Reported by France 24, October 13, 2026. Read the full story at France 24 →

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