Trying to Survive Gaza’s War-Torn Present, and Hoping for a Future NYT | Top Stories By: Ben Hubbard, Bilal Shbair, Iyad Abuheweila, Saher Alghorra and Diego Ibarra Sanchez 7 October 2025 at 03:24 Two years of intense warfare in Gaza has left its people with a dismembered and disordered society. The destruction is vast and many Gazans have mental and physical wounds that could scar a generation. © Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times