‘In the days of old, the world was safe’: West Bank family’s enduring unity
Resistant and resilient, the Masallam family fight to stay on their land in Palestine’s occupied West Bank.

Resistant and resilient, the Masallam family fight to stay on their land in Palestine’s occupied West Bank.

![Gaza mother Maha Abu Al-Shaar holds her phone displaying a photo of her son, Eid, as she cries with joy and sadness after discovery that he is alive in an Israeli prison, 18 months after being declared a martyr and missing. [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-06-at-12.25.30-PM-1-1778059930.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







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