"Our reality has not changed. We are still under siege. Israel still has full control over our air, land and sea; it is still blocking sick and injured Palestinians from leaving and journalists, war crimes investigators and activists from going in. It is still controlling what food, what medicine, and essential supplies enter. The siege has lasted over 18 years, shaping every moment of our lives. I have lived under this blockade since I was just three years old."
"The news of the ceasefire deal and the peace plan overshadowed another, much more important development. Israel raided another flotilla in international waters loaded with humanitarian aid for Gaza, kidnapping 145 people on board a crime under international law. This came just days after Israel attacked the Global Sumud Flotilla, detaining more than 450 people who were trying to reach Gaza."
On October 10 a ceasefire in Gaza was officially announced and international media emphasized a peace plan involving US President Donald Trump. Air strikes have stopped, but the siege endures. Israel retains full control over Gaza's air, land and sea, blocking sick and injured Palestinians from leaving and preventing journalists, war crimes investigators and activists from entering. Israel controls entry of food, medicine and essential supplies. The blockade has lasted over 18 years and has shaped everyday life; the narrator has lived under it since age three. Israeli raids intercepted flotillas in international waters, detaining hundreds and seizing aid. The flotillas carried humanitarian cargo and a vision of freedom for Palestinians.
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