Gaza Genocide : This is the story of Gaza—a word now synonymous with catastrophe.

This is the story of Gaza—a word now synonymous with catastrophe. A place where the term genocide is no longer whispered, but shouted across protest lines and courtroom walls. A word the world is reluctant to say, yet millions across continents chant it in the streets. Is it hyperbole? Is it reality? Or is it the brutal clarity that language offers when diplomacy fails and morality collapses?

To understand Gaza’s current descent, we must rewind.

The Gaza Strip—home to over 2.3 million people—has been under a suffocating blockade by Israel and Egypt since 2007, after Hamas took control following democratic elections. It's one of the most densely populated regions on Earth. What began as a geopolitical stalemate has calcified into what many human rights groups describe as an open-air prison. Years of war, airstrikes, and blockade have stripped Gaza of its infrastructure, economy, and future. But nothing—nothing—prepared its people for what would come in late 2023.