Gaza aid worker: we have stopped feeling anything in pictures

From Aid | The Guardian Mon Aug 25 2014, 09:00:11

Azzam al-Saqqa is working for Christian Aid in Gaza. Using just the camera on his phone and WhatsApp, he has captured images of both devastation and joy to send to friends and colleagues around the world, from battered buildings and empty beaches, to children playing in a UN shelter. Some of his words and pictures are recorded here

In Gaza, people do everything too quickly. We go to the toilet too quickly, fearing it will be targeted while we are inside. We do the work too quickly, fearing the offices will be targeted at any time. We distribute food and water quickly, fearing distribution points will be hit. We even pray too quickly, fearing well be killed while praying.

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