This diary is a record of some of the terrible sufferings of the people of Gaza over decades. Nothing has really changed since the winter of 2008/9 other than the scale of the death and destruction. At the time of writing, the numbers of dead and missing in 2023/4 has now risen to over thirty thousand. The injuries, especially those of the children, are unbearable to contemplate and there is still no end in sight. "War - every war - is the realm of lies. Whether called propaganda or psychological warfare, everybody accepts that it is right to lie for one's country. Anyone who speaks the truth runs the risk of being branded a traitor." Uri Avnery 2009 In a television documentary on her work, 'Would you believe' (RTE), she says "The silence of the world shames each of us... Its our reponsibilty to break this silence.'