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The first programmer I know who was murdered in a targeted strike was Haitham

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The first programmer I know who was murdered in a targeted strike was Haitham
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This personal account details the deaths of several Palestinian programmers in Gaza during the ongoing conflict. The narrative highlights the loss of professional peers and the devastating impact of displacement and military strikes on their families.

Ibrahim got a small apartment in Jabalia, bought an old car, married and had a child. His daily routine was simple: work, the mosque, seeing friends in a caf . There wasn't much to do in tiny, overcrowded Gaza City even if you had money, but he was always upbeat. His main concern was his son, Mohammed, who was showing signs of PTSD. Mohammed didn't talk until he was three; he had nightmares, wet the bed and had tantrums. By the age of four he had lived through a war, in 2021, and two Israeli assaults - Operation Breaking Dawn in 2022 and Operation Shield and Arrow in 2023. In between bombing campaigns, Israeli drones were always buzzing overhead.

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