SHOTLIST

GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE (NOV. 1, 2025) (ANADOLU-ACCES ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF YASSER ARAFAT’S HEAVILY DAMAGED HOME

2. CLOSE-UP OF ARAFAT’S PHOTOS BEING SHOWN BY MAN

3. TOP SHOT OF COLLAPSED ROOF AND RUBBLE

4. VARIOUS OF ASHRAF NAFIZ ABU SALIM COLLECTING BOOKS FROM RUBBLE AND SPEAKING

5. RUBBLE IN DESTROYED ROOM

6. CLOTHES ON SHELVES IN ROOM

7. VARIOUS OF ABU SALIM SPEAKING (Arabic) TO CAMERA

8. YOUNG MAN LEANING ON WALL, TURNING PAGES OF MAGAZINE SHOWING PICTURES OF ARAFAT (2 SHOTS)

9. VARIOUS OF ABU SALIM SPEAKING (Arabic) TO CAMERA

10. CLOSE-UP OF DAMAGED BOOK

11. OLD PHOTOS ON WALL (2 SHOTS)

12. VARIOUS INTERIOR SHOTS OF HEAVILY DAMAGED HOUSE WITH BELONGINGS OF DISPLACED FAMILY

13. CLOSE-UP OF ARAFAT’S DAUGHTER ZAHWA ARAFAT’S STUDENT CERTIFICATE

14. CLOSE-UP OF BROKEN MIRROR AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS BELONGING TO DISPLACED RESIDENT OF ARAFAT’S
DAMAGED HOME / ARAFAT’S DAUGHTER ZAHWA ARAFAT’S STUDENT CERTIFICATE

15. VARIOUS OF ABU SALIM SPEAKING (Arabic) TO CAMERA

16. RUBBLE PILED UP IN FRONT OF ARAFAT RELIEF ON WALL

17. VARIOUS OF DESTROYED APARTMENT

18. VARIOUS OF ABU SALIM SPEAKING (Arabic) TO CAMERA

19. VARIOUS OF YOUNG MAN COLLECTING BOOKS FROM RUBBLE

20. ARAFAT’S PICTURE, AND FAMILY PHOTOS OF DISPLACED PALESTINIANS

21. VARIOUS OF DRAWING AND MESSAGES ON WALL (2 SHOTS)

22. SIGN ON WALL READING “YASSER ARAFAT FOUNDATION”

23. VARIOUS OF DESTROYED BUILDING

GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - NOV. 1: The heavily damaged residence of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has become an unlikely shelter for the displaced Abu Salim family amid ongoing hostilities in Gaza.

The family fled their home in Beit Lahia under intense Israeli bombardment. Ashraf Nafiz Abu Salim described their escape as occurring on a day reminiscent of the apocalypse, saying they left everything behind in their desperate flight from death.

The family eventually sought refuge in Arafat's former home, which served as his base between 1995 and 2001.

Abu Salim expressed that the extensive damage to the property represented deliberate destruction aimed at erasing Palestinian identity. He described the house as an important symbol of unity and freedom for the Palestinian people.
Despite the destruction, the family has been clearing rubble to make the structure minimally habitable.

Abu Salim, who holds a master's degree in Israeli studies, noted that the surrounding area, once filled with universities and cultural centers, has been largely destroyed.

He emphasized that Arafat's house was more than just a building - it represented Palestine itself and served as a gathering place for intellectuals and cultural events before the war.

Among the ruins, Abu Salim found solace in the remains of the house's library, reading works about Arafat's life and Palestinian history. This reading material, he said, provided him with an inner sanctuary and helped sustain him through the current crisis.

Abu Salim added hat the conflict has demonstrated Palestinians' deep connection to their land, vowing that they would continue to exist there despite the destruction. He maintained that Palestinians would not surrender what he called the "weapon of resistance," describing it as the final balancing factor in their relationship with Israel.

Writing by Sibel Uygun