On July 7, 2014, the latest in a series of conflicts over the Gaza Strip begins. Amidst all the press coverage of the events, diary entries start to appear in the leading newspapers around the world. Their author: Atef Abu Saif, a well-known novelist in the Arab world. He documents what is happening around him. How he copes with everyday life alongside his wife. How he tries to explain to his children why they can no longer go outside. How he battles fear when the drone buzzes outside his window. In fifty-one diary entries, from the first to the last day of the war, Atef Abu Saif recounts the unimaginable without polemics or blame. He speaks of tragedies, despair, mutual support, moments of levity despite everything, and an indomitable hope among the people.