Hassan Herzallah
Hassan Herzallah is a Gaza-based translator, writer and storyteller. He is in his third year studying English translation at the Islamic University of Gaza and continues his education online after the university was bombed. He contributes to Mondoweiss, Palestine Chronicle, The Massachusetts Review and other international outlets, documenting life under siege and displacement.
Latest from Hassan Herzallah
As a Tenuous Ceasefire Holds, Will Gaza Dare To Dream Again?
As the ceasefire was announced, everyone in Gaza was caught between joy and disbelief — smiling, crying, uncertain whether to hope. It felt like the first deep breath after years of suffocation, a long pause from an even longer fear.
‘War Has Taken Too Much From Us’
From nights spent beneath buzzing drones to days searching for medicine and giving Eid gifts to children in displacement camps, a young Palestinian recounts how the war on Gaza has reshaped every aspect of life.
Gaza’s Wood Supplies Are Dwindling
Cooking gas has been unavailable in Gaza for over five months, while electricity has been gone for two years. Now, wood is the only way to cook. But even that has become a daily struggle, a heavy burden on every family.
The Life of a Student in Gaza
The destruction of Gaza’s universities has erased not just buildings, but entire futures. For students, it has turned years of study into uncertainty, forcing us to rebuild our hopes from the ground up.