Yasser Abu Jamei, MD, MSc is the Director General of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme https://www.facebook.com/gcmhptested/ an NGO established by the late Eyad El-Sarraj in 1990 and, with its three community centers, is considered one of the key mental health services providers in the Gaza Strip. 

I am writing this letter looking at my terrified 6-year old son, who keeps putting his hands over his ears trying block the sounds of Israel’s bombardment, my two daughters, aged 13 and 10, and my wife. These faces show the anxiety of not knowing where they can be safe now. My two older sons, 16 and 15, sit stunned and silent and I know they are reliving the memories of the previous three offensives on Gaza Strip and the family members we lost. These are the feelings that every family in the Gaza strip are living through.