'I thought I might die': A Palestinian mother's account of Israeli detention

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Saeda al-Shrafi, a Palestinian mother from Gaza, recounts her detention in Damon prison in late 2023 after being stopped at an Israeli military checkpoint while fleeing bombardment. She was traveling with her young children and brother-in-law, seeking safety from the conflict that began in 2023.

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Each night, Saeda al-Shrafi feels as though she is back in the cell: boots in the corridor, a headcount barked in the dark, the cold of Damon prison seeping into her bones. Even now in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian mother says she cannot leave that world behind.

'I thought I might die': A Palestinian mother's account of Israeli detention

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