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Middle East News: Volunteer entertainer Ruaa Hassuna plays the oud to provide respite for children in a Gaza camp, amid the tents outside Rafah. The children, displaced
"Any child who joins my circle, my musical circle, stops hearing the sound of the airplanes, and this is one of the best things I'm doing. They ignore the sound of the airplanes to listen to the sound of the oud, and they sing along with the oud." Roya Hassouna, Oud player
It takes a while but slowly the children gathered around volunteer entertainer Ruaa Hassuna in a Gaza camp start clapping along as her music offers some respite from the horrors around them.
The IDF plan to flood the tunnels with seawater is apparently on hold
Wednesday, December 20, 2023 – Israel has reportedly proposed a one-week ceasefire in Gaza to Hamas, offering the release of 40 hostages, which include women, the elderly, and those in urgent need. Qatari mediators are involved in presenting this deal to Hamas as reported by Axios. Michael Herzog, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, acknowledges Israel's…