‘I can’t stop crying. I might die tonight’, 16-year-old girl live-tweets Gaza under attack
Mumbai: Farah Baker, who tweets under the name of Farah Gazan, has been sharing live updates and videos about the current situation in Gaza, which has been under attack by Israel Defence Forces since July 8.
Though the teenager had been tweeting about her life in Gaza since 2012, what caught attention is her post on Monday night where she says, "I can’t stop crying. I might die tonight". The 16-year-old's message was shared nearly 10,000 times.
Farah also wrote that she’s already lived through three wars, but that this has been the worst.
This is in my area. I can't stop crying. I might die tonight #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #ICC4Israel #AJAGAZA pic.twitter.com/DdDBIO7Q4B
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 28, 2014I AM NOT SAFE AND I CAN'T GET OUT OF THE HOME BECAUSE THEY'RE BOMBING IN MY AREA #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #AJAGAZA
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 28, 2014We are sitting in darkness bc th power is off, flares r lightening up th area just like it's midday,we're just hearin bombs,drones,f16s#Gaza
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 28, 2014I AM CRYING AND CAN'T STAND BOMBS SOUND! I'M ABOUT TO LOSE SENSE OF HEARING #Gaza #AJAGAZA #GazaUnderAttack #ICC4Israel
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 28, 2014Whenever my 6 yrs old sis hear the rocket falling she covers her ears and shout while crying in order not to hear the bomb #Gaza #AJAGAZA
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 28, 2014Flares in the sky allll the time #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #AJAGAZA #ICC4Israel pic.twitter.com/v6xOiwIX6I
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 28, 2014I'm 16yrs old and have witnessed 3 wars, as I see, this is the hardest one #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #GazaUnderFire #AJAGAZA #ICC4Israel
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 28, 2014OMG! I just noticed that flares throw ZEPPELINS #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #AJAGAZA
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 28, 2014Flares now 2:45am #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #AJAGAZA pic.twitter.com/MkJLTknBp8
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 28, 2014Smoke of a bomb seen from my home now #Gaza pic.twitter.com/9DJeHbpbjz
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 29, 2014ALTHOUGH THIS NIGHT IS THE WORST FOR ALL GAZANS, WE WILL STAY STRONG AND RESIST. #PalestineResists #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 29, 2014Rockets and flares are falling over #Gaza like the heavy rain of January #GazaUnderAttack #AJAGAZA #ICC4Israel #ISupportGaza
— Guess what (@Farah_Gazan) July 29, 2014