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I don't know Mary if this is the last message from me or not because pumping around me so heavily and I don't know if I'm going to be connected with you or not.

Vareida is an English teacher in Gaza City.

Since the 13th of October, she has been sending me voice notes.

I barely could speak to you Mary. I feel I'm so devastated and

it's so exhausted and I'm so speechless. I hate how I how I feel now I couldn't do anything for the rest of my family.

In Jabalia Halad Amatowak, a father of five children, is also documenting his life under heavy Israeli bombing. I don't know. I swear I don't know what to say. I hope that God will make the situation better and things improve.

Then we can talk calmly. But my God, the situation is tough. Oh Allah, every minute there is

bombing and shelling. There is no safety. If I get any internet connection, I'll talk to you again.

Take care.

There's very heavy bombing right now. I can't talk.

We are at war and in war one needs to be level-headed. I call on all

citizens of Israel to unite. Israel's Prime Minister says it's war after

Palestinian militants launch a major surprise attack by land, sea and air.

Israel finds hundreds of bodies at a music festival attacked by Hamas on Saturday. Many others are still missing. The

attacks have been described as Israel's 9-11. Hamas started a war against Israel with the worst massacre of innocent civilians in Israel's history.

Israel is vowing vengeance.

We have no choice. We have to eliminate Hamas, period. It will not be easy. It will not be short. But that is the only solution. This is for the day day day day day, I'm located in the center of Gaza and there has been heavily pumping all around us.

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