Excellence with the Taste of Blood.. Martyr Yahya Nasman Achieves 96.6% in General Secondary After the Annihilation of His Family

In a scene that embodies the intertwining of steadfastness with the tragedies of loss in the Gaza Strip, the General Secondary results were announced, carrying with them the story of the martyr Yahya Adham Ibrahim Nasman. Yahya, the young man who lived in Al-Shati Camp west of Gaza City, was not present to hear his name echoed among the top students, as death took him days before the great moment of anticipation. The numbers proved his exceptional excellence with an average of 96.6%, making this number a testament to a will unbroken by the machines of war.

Nine-thirty on Friday morning was not just a routine time for announcing results; it turned into a painful reckoning for a crime committed against an entire Palestinian family. When Yahya's result appeared, there was no one to greet it with ululations or distribute sweets, as is customary in the homes of high achievers. The occupation's planes had erased the entire family from the civil registry, so Yahya, his parents, and his siblings departed in one shroud, leaving behind an empty school desk and a certificate of excellence stained with blood.

Throughout a full year of suffocating siege and continuous bombing, Yahya fought his own battle over the rubble of his home and amidst the jaws of death. He stole hours of study from the darkness, relying on the glow of candles and the incessant sound of bombing, to draw a future he dreamed of. His mother was keen to provide him with quiet despite the noise of explosions, while his father supported his ambition with all his might, hoping that the results day would be a day of pride and celebration.

Yahya took his exams with unparalleled bravery, defying the harsh conditions faced by students in the Gaza Strip under the ongoing aggression. He placed his name among the elite geniuses of the nation, but the hand of treachery was quicker than the announcement of joy, as it assassinated his dreams before they saw the light. This certificate, which proves his genius, remains alone today, telling the story of a student who excelled despite his painful reality, but did not escape the occupation's missiles that do not differentiate between a civilian and an outstanding student.

Yahya's friends and everyone who knew him stood before the results screens with hearts squeezed by sadness mixed with pride, as they watched their colleague's name top the lists. Yahya was gone, and his family, who had eagerly awaited this moment, was also gone, leaving nothing but silence and rubble in their home. Yahya's average has become a national icon, reminding the world that in Gaza there are minds that build and dreams that are assassinated in cold blood, amidst the ongoing massacres that target people and stone.

Yahya Nasman's story remains a living wound that exposes the brutality of the occupation, which is not content with targeting bodies but seeks to erase Palestinian memory and future. Yahya's success after his martyrdom is a strong message of steadfastness, confirming that education in Palestine is a weapon for resistance and survival. Despite the absence of those who would celebrate, Yahya's name will remain etched in the memory of Al-Shati Camp and in the records of honor, as a student who achieved both worldly and otherworldly certificates simultaneously.

Yahya Nasman's name remained a star dripping light in the list of successful students, and a living wound exposing the brutality of an aggression that is not content with assassinating bodies.