Los Ojos de Gaza / The Eyes of Gaza

En su narraci?n sobre la invasi?n israel?, Plestia Alaqad «transforma el dolor en poes?a (Rupi Kaur). En octubre de 2023, la palestina Plestia Alaqad acababa de graduarse y so?aba con ser una periodista de ?xito. Poco m?s de un mes m?s tarde, las publicaciones en las redes sociales en las que narraba c?mo era su d?a a d?a en plena invasi?n israel? la hab?an convertido en Los ojos de Gaza y conmov?an cada d?a a millones de personas de todo el mundo. Este diario, que comienza antes del primer bombardeo y termina con el alto el fuego de enero de 2025, recoge los horrores de aquella experiencia. Desde el epicentro de la agitaci?n, mientras las bombas llueven a su alrededor y dan paso a la devastaci?n, Plestia es testigo de las emociones, de su comunidad, de sus generosos actos heroicos y de los momentos de inesperada ternura y vulnerabilidad en medio del caos. Colocando en primer t?rmino la honestidad y la vulnerabilidad de una mujer de veinti?n a?os en mitad de una tragedia humanitaria, este libro es un valioso recordatorio de los horrores de la violencia y un incre?ble testimonio de la resiliencia humana. Relata una experiencia desgarradora, pero no es un lamento desgarrador. Es, m?s bien, una ?ntima y delicada carta de amor al hogar de una chica: demolido ante sus ojos pero siempre presente en su coraz?n. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In early October 2023, Palestinian Plestia Alaqad was a recent university graduate dreaming of a career as a journalist. But by the end of November, her homeland was unrecognizable--and she was broadcasting videos of violence and destruction to millions online, known across the world as "The Eyes of Gaza." On the morning of October 7, 2023, 21-year-old Plestia Alaqad wakes to a flurry of messages and headlines: Gaza under bombardment. Civilians flee waves of Israeli strikes. In a few short days, she and her family will be at the epicenter of a violence that is all too familiar for Palestinians--but this time, she knows, things will never be the same. A series of diary extracts from the weeks following October 7, The Eyes of Gaza is a gutting, on-the-ground record of the turmoil and destruction endured by the men, women, and children of Palestine. As Alaqad flees from neighborhood to neighborhood, from hospital to hospital, she documents all she sees--the destruction of beloved homes, the waves of bombs, and most of all, the boundless bravery and generosity of her people--all the while trying to memorize the faces of those around her "so somebody will have known them before the end," wondering if, one day, her own journal will be discovered amidst the rubble. A document of the indomitable Palestinian spirit, told through the voice of one ordinary young woman, The Eyes of Gaza is a tribute to Alaqad's beloved Gaza, a paean to the courage and endurance of Palestine, and a manifesto of hope for its future.