Four Hours Hanging from a Tree: The Survival of Baby Omar Al-Saqqa in Gaza

By Shaimaa Eid

Basil sometimes finds it difficult to care for Omar. He and his mother try their best to give him the love and comfort he needs, but it can never replace the unique tenderness of his parents.

On December 7, 2023, the family of journalist Basil Al-Saqqa experienced moments of pain and suffering beyond the imagination of the human mind. An Israeli airstrike targeted the house of his 33-year-old brother Muhannad on Al-Sika…