"History didn't start on October 7," says Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad, who became famous for her viral video dispatches from Gaza in the early days of Israel's genocide. Her new book is "The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience." https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/7/plestia_alaqad | Democracy Now!
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"History didn't start on October 7," says Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad, who became famous for her viral video dispatches from Gaza in the early days of Israel's genocide. Her new book is "The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience." https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/7/plestia_alaqad | Democracy Now!
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Palestinian journalist and author Plestia Alaqad shared a haunting video of an empty stadium, asking viewers to imagine every seat filled with a child killed in Gaza. The video reflects the scale of Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian children, with 20,000 young lives brutally erased in the ongoing genocide. Alaqad said the empty seats are a stark reminder that these are not statistics, but children whose lives and futures were cut short. | Women For Palestine
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Palestinian journalist and author Plestia Alaqad shared a haunting video of an empty stadium, asking viewers to imagine every seat filled with a child killed in Gaza. The video reflects the scale of Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian children, with 20,000 young lives brutally erased in the ongoing genocide. Alaqad said the empty seats are a stark reminder that these are not statistics, but children whose lives and futures were cut short. | Women For Palestine
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Palestinian journalist and author Plestia Alaqad shared a powerful video of an empty stadium, urging viewers to imagine every seat occupied by a child killed in Gaza. The visual serves as a stark illustration of the scale of Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian children, with 20,000 young lives taken in the ongoing war. Alaqad said the stadium’s empty rows represent more than numbers, reminding the world that each seat symbolizes a child whose life and future were stolen. #viral #Palestinian #jo
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Palestinian journalist and author Plestia Alaqad shared a powerful video of an empty stadium, urging viewers to imagine every seat occupied by a child killed in Gaza. The visual serves as a stark illustration of the scale of Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian children, with 20,000 young lives taken in the ongoing war. Alaqad said the stadium’s empty rows represent more than numbers, reminding the world that each seat symbolizes a child whose life and future were stolen. #viral #Palestinian #jo
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Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad has shared what it was like being a journalist in Gaza highlighting the danger they put themselves through to share what is happening with the world. The 23-year-old previously documented what it was like living in Gaza before being forced to flee with her family, eventually arriving in Australia on emergency humanitarian visas. She is now undertaking her Masters in media studies in Lebanon. Earlier this month, five Al Jazeera staff, including well-known Ara
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Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad has shared what it was like being a journalist in Gaza highlighting the danger they put themselves through to share what is happening with the world. The 23-year-old previously documented what it was like living in Gaza before being forced to flee with her family, eventually arriving in Australia on emergency humanitarian visas. She is now undertaking her Masters in media studies in Lebanon. Earlier this month, five Al Jazeera staff, including well-known Ara
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Through the raw honesty and vulnerability of a normal twenty-one-year-old woman navigating a human tragedy, The Eyes of Gaza by Plestia Alaqad is a potent reminder of the horrors of violence and a powerful testament to the human spirit.
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Through the raw honesty and vulnerability of a normal twenty-one-year-old woman navigating a human tragedy, The Eyes of Gaza by Plestia Alaqad is a potent reminder of the horrors of violence and a powerful testament to the human spirit.
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In an interview with The New Arab, Plestia Alaqad talks about how her book, 'The Eyes of Gaza' offers a closer look at the reality, emotions, and horrors of life under Israeli bombardment 👇 'The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience' will be published in the UK tomorrow (via Pan Macmillan), and in September in the US (via Little, Brown). | The New Arab
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In an interview with The New Arab, Plestia Alaqad talks about how her book, 'The Eyes of Gaza' offers a closer look at the reality, emotions, and horrors of life under Israeli bombardment 👇 'The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience' will be published in the UK tomorrow (via Pan Macmillan), and in September in the US (via Little, Brown). | The New Arab
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🎥 Plestia Alaqad es una periodista de #Gaza que ha estado documentando su vida bajo los bombardeos y publicándolos en su cuenta de Instagram. “Lo que está ocurriendo es una locura, la situación es una locura, literalmente, ningún lugar es seguro”, dijo Alaqad. La joven agregó que ha sido evacuada tres veces. #Israel ha endurecido su bloqueo de Gaza, prohibiendo las importaciones de alimentos y combustible y cortando el suministro de electricidad. “No hay internet ni electricidad”, indicó Alaqad
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22-year-old journalist Plestia Alaqad shares video diaries from her home in #Gaza – from hearing distant airstrikes to evacuating as she watched her house burn.
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Gazan journalist Plestia Alaqad has been filming personal accounts of life under bombardment after Israel began striking Gaza City in retaliation for Hamas' bloody attack on the weekend, showing the world the dangers and fears civilians face on a daily basis https://reut.rs/46h6yjL | Reuters
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"The Eyes of Gaza": Journalist Plestia Alaqad on Surviving Gaza Genocide
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Author Plestia Alaqad on The Eyes of Gaza and the hope behind her grief
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22-year-old Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad is documenting her fight for survival in Gaza since the airstrikes began on October 7. | AJ
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Plestia’s story: Life in Gaza during Israel-Hamas Conflict | ITV News
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‎Plestia Alaqad | بلستيا العقاد🐢‎ | Can you imagine that this video was on the 4th day of the genocide?? And now it’s been 79 days of constant bombardments, of no clean water,... | Instagram
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'No place safe': a Gaza journalist's life under siege
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Plestia Alaqad on the toughest stories she witnessed in Gaza | Real Talk - Online
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Inside Gaza: Palestinian journalist, 22, says 'it's massacre, complete genocide' | ITV News
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22-year-old Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad @Plestia is posting daily updates of life in Gaza under siege. Israel says it has dropped approximately 6,000 bombs on Gaza since Oct. 7. #News #Gaza #Airstrike #Refugees #Occupation #OccupiedGazaStrip #Israel #Palestine #GazaUnderAttack
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Loopsider on Instagram: "Plestia Alaqad est journaliste. Elle a 22 ans, et depuis l'offensive du Hamas en Israël samedi, elle documente son quotidien depuis son appartement de Gaza. Elle décrit une situation apocalyptique, obligée d'être évacuée plusieurs fois par jour."
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Interview with Plestia, the world’s eyes into Gaza | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
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Plestia Alaqad on Gaza: ‘You don’t have time to cry’ | Real Talk - Online
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‎Plestia Alaqad | بلستيا العقاد🐢‎ on Instagram: "This video is your reminder that Israel decides what enters Gaza and what doesn’t, so iPhones are allowed, while medicine and basic necessities are restricted .. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 📸: @biddle.biddle"
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Since Israel’s war on Gaza began, young Palestinian journalists like @Plestia Alaqad have been using social media as a tool to show the world what is happening in Gaza and to connect with those outside the war.
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‎Plestia Alaqad | بلستيا العقاد🐢‎ on Instagram: "Everyday that passes by in Gaza means a new massacre.. A house in Al Sheikh Radwan got bombed.. around 10 civilians got killed and there are still other victims under the rubble.."
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Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad: 'I have to show the world what's happening'
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