Palestinians in Gaza have refused to be subjugated
“The Palestinian people are defined by the #sumud, or unwillingness to submit, unwillingness to be subjugated by a colonial power.”
“You know, every seed that gets planted, every olive tree that gets planted, every home that gets rebuilt, knowing that it will most likely be destroyed by Israel, that is the embodiment of sumud.”
Palestinian writer and activist Ahmad Ibsais
![Palestinian children celebrate after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on October 9, 2025 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/353/140/427/457/403/original/79e0286991f75101.webp)