Deaf Palestinian uses social media to highlight Gaza’s struggles through sign language

GAZA: Basem Alhabel stood among the ruins of Gaza, with people flat on the floor all around him as bullets flew, and filmed himself using sign language to explain the dangers of the war to fellow deaf Palestinians and his followers on social media. Alhabel, 30, who describes himself as a “deaf journalist in Gaza” on his Instagram account, says he wants to raise more awareness of the conflict – from devastating Israeli air strikes to the starvation now affecting most of the population – by informing Palestinians and people abroad with special needs.

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