A young girl from Gaza has become a poignant symbol of the devastating human toll of the ongoing conflict in the region. In a series of tweets, various users shared her heart-wrenching account of how the war has transformed her life. She speaks of a time before the conflict when she considered herself beautiful, but now, having witnessed death, destruction, and the loss of her family, home, and her own mobility, she feels that the war has made her ugly. The girl's story underscores the broader trauma faced by Palestinian children in Gaza, many of whom have been killed, wounded, or left with deep psychological scars due to the violence, which is supported by arms from the US, UK, and EU. The situation is further exacerbated by the lack of basic necessities such as electricity, food, and flour in Gaza City, driving her to vow never to return. Her narrative is echoed by others who have taken to social media and other platforms to express their anguish and call for an end to the violence that has also seen missiles launched from Lebanon into Israel's North, adding to the collective trauma experienced by people in the region. Additionally, the girl is now trapped in a wheelchair and mentioned that the Israelis took her father.
''Before the war I was beautiful.' A girl in Gaza feels like the death and destruction she's seen in Israel's war has made her ugly ⤵️ https://t.co/oO6ENCcLsI
Haunted by Israel's relentless war, this Palestinian artist now paints sorrow on Gaza's walls, echoing the ongoing struggle ⤵️ https://t.co/GYjF3iHdiP
“I was beautiful but the war made me ugly.” "A video uploaded on Instagram shows a Palestinian girl expressing her experience during the war in Gaza. The girl stated, “The war made me ugly,” as she witnessed the deaths and destruction caused by the conflict." https://t.co/fIu9vXwv0d
“Before the war I was beautiful.” A young girl in Gaza says witnessing all the death and destruction in Israel’s war has made her ugly. https://t.co/qZv0OHKbT0
❤️🩹 “I was much more beautiful, this war destroyed everything.” https://t.co/T7VfAqXU1r
This year, as conflict rages in Gaza, missiles are launched from Lebanon into Israel’s North, and the country is living in a state of collective trauma, this longing for nature is even more pronounced. ✍️ @MaayanJaffe https://t.co/kTnG5A4hoq
‘I was very beautiful…but the war made me ugly’ A young girl in Gaza expresses how the horror of the war has traumatised her An entire generation of Palestinian children in Gaza killed, wounded, or traumatised for life by US-UK-EU-armed Israel https://t.co/kKhbfgnZFE https://t.co/Lk8d7PQjdv
“Before the war I was beautiful” https://t.co/DetTUnQCnV
''Before the war I was beautiful.'' A young girl in Gaza says witnessing all the death and destruction in Israel’s war has made her ugly. https://t.co/jXsSQYNtt1
Unimaginable hell on earth for this little girl who has last her family, her legs, her home and is trapped for ever after in a wheelchair. It has to stop. Whatever we see on X, it’s a thousand times worse for Palestinians. The response of main leaders in the UK has been woeful. https://t.co/39ED7hfzZ2
“I was beautiful, my face was bigger. But we became ugly bc of the corpses. The war ruined us all. See this? We’re all ruined. I didn’t look like this… I will not go back to Gaza City, there is no electricity, no food, no flour. The Israelis took my father. Why would I go back?” https://t.co/C1ep04yB7G