The 28-year-old Palestinian nurse Manar Farah Issa Mtair left her home with love in her heart and a gift in her hands—on her way to celebrate her father's birthday.
But she never made it back. Her life, filled with hope and dedication, was cut short by fear—triggered by a sudden encounter with an Israeli military checkpoint near al-Khalil. Our correspondent Naqaa Hamed got the story of the Palestinian nurse Manar Mtaira.