As ceasefire talks continue to make headlines, a sense of cautious hope is spreading among Palestinians in Gaza.
This optimism has sparked a new social media trend, with young people sharing answers to one poignant question: What’s the first thing you’ll do once a ceasefire happens?
While some replies ranged from “getting a good sleep” to “eating meat for the first time,” the majority were unexpectedly sombre.
“I want to go look for [my daughter] Rital at Dar Al-Arqam School,” wrote Doha al-Saifi, a resident of Gaza who lost three of her four children, including her 13-year-old daughter Rital, whose body remains missing.
Saifi was visiting her displaced sister at Dar al-Arqam School, which had been turned into a shelter, in the Tuffah neighbourhood east of Gaza City, when Israeli fighter jets bombed the site on 3 April.
