This poem is fictional about a couple killed in the war, but it's inspired by true events of the war between a Palestinian militant group called Hamas and Israel. I watched a video of adults and children being pulled out of the hospital ruins and it broke my heart.

BBC NEWS:
The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on 7 October, killing more than 1,400 people and taking more than 200 hostage.

Palestinian health officials say more than 4,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched retaliatory air strikes, and a ground offensive is expected.

The UN's agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that time is running out to get aid into the Gaza Strip.

UNRWA says access to clean water is severely limited and "concerns over dehydration and waterborne diseases are high".

Israel is also blocking supplies of electricity, food and fuel. It said it would not end the "siege" until Hamas released hostages.

However, the UN's Secretary-General, Antonio Gutierres, said he expected the Rafah border crossing with Egypt to open in "the next day or so" for lorries carrying aid to get through.

Gaza's Hamas-run government said 18 Christian Palestinians were killed in an explosion within the compound of the Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City on Thursday night. The BBC has not been able to verify this figure.

Israel said its jets were targeting a Hamas launch site for rockets and mortars and that a wall of the church was damaged.

Palestinian officials said at least 471 people were killed by an explosion at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City on 17 October. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said this number has been deliberately inflated but has not released its own assessment of how many died.
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Gypsy
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