Who won, and who triumphed?

The war in Gaza has ended—or so they thought. The planes stopped flying, the roar of cannons went silent, yet the city did not sleep. From beneath the rubble, people emerged as if awakening life itself, which the world believed had died. They returned, carrying their homeland in their hearts before carrying their belongings. The world witnessed a scene it did not expect: men sweeping dust off thresholds, women washing stones with the water of Gaza’s sea, and children running among the ruins searching for a lost ball—or for a book not yet burned. Within hours, destruction turned into movement, death into labor, and ruin into willpower. It was a miracle of humanity by every measure, as if Gaza itself […]