From Gaza to Tehran, Palestinians and Iranians compare life under the bombs

From Gaza to Tehran, Palestinians and Iranians compare life under the bombs Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Tue, 03/17/2026 - 09:20 Residents of Iran and Gaza draw harrowing parallels as they see Israeli and US attacks destroy their homes, schools and hospitals A Palestinian boy rushes away from the site of Israeli air strikes on a six-storey building in the Saftawi neighborhood west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on 19 August 2025 (Bashar Taleb/AFP) Off Civilians covered in dust. Blood-stained school bags. Hospitals turned into military targets.