Michael Zajakowski We'd be remiss to not recognize stories from Gaza, and while there were several good essays, this tragic exposition of suffering passionately compels us to face our responsibility to care and act to stem this horror.
Gaza today is not just a besieged city but a stage for systematic genocide targeting every aspect of life. Nowhere is safe—relentless airstrikes demolish homes over their residents, turning neighborhoods into mass graves, while civilians cling to survival amidst destruction and ruins. Under the suffocating siege, families are trapped between starving to death or dying under the rubble. Hospitals, meant to be sanctuaries, have become overcrowded rooms filled with the wounded, with no medicine or supplies.
