For seven days in a row, Mohammed Anan, a Palestinian man from theTal al-Hawa neighbourhood, could not leave his home as Israeli tanks surrounded the street where he lives, while Israeli warplanes dropped bombs on houses nearby. Speaking to The New Arab, the 45-year-old father of five, said, “The surprise military attack on the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood and the industrial area did not allow me to escape with my family, especially since the tanks were stationed near the door of the building where I live. I was stuck between the jaws of death. Whether I stayed in the house or tried to escape, th…