"There are stories I won't hide from you, that we all know, meaning as families, some would go together with their children."
Senior Syrian journalist Mustafa Al-Miqdad: Years ago at the Gaza border, there was friction with the Zionist enemy. There were those who would go out to marches and protests there. There are stories I won't hide from you, that we all know, meaning as families, some would go together with their children, etc., so they would be injured or something would happen to them, so they could later receive the monthly aid or the monthly salary, or even be arrested and imprisoned to receive just what would support their families as a result of this situation, as a result of the existing neediness. Of course not all Palestinians have economic independence and they do not have full employment opportunities."
[Official PA TV, Feb. 1, 2026]