Seventy-seven years ago, my grandfather was forced from his home. Now I’m reliving the same trauma in the ruins of Gaza.
![Palestinians walk near the rubble of destroyed houses in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza [Ramadan Abed /Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-27T210414Z_1690044340_RC2MLDAFTCA4_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-1743110024.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

English literature and translation student at the Islamic University in Gaza
Seventy-seven years ago, my grandfather was forced from his home. Now I’m reliving the same trauma in the ruins of Gaza.
![Palestinians walk near the rubble of destroyed houses in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza [Ramadan Abed /Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-27T210414Z_1690044340_RC2MLDAFTCA4_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-1743110024.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)