Playing the harp amid sirens: why a Hongkonger refuses to flee the Middle East

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A Hong Kong Christian woman named Gloria Mok has chosen to remain in Jerusalem despite the outbreak of the US-Israel war on Iran, finding peace by playing harp in bomb shelters amid frequent air raid sirens. Her story highlights the personal human dimension of the ongoing Middle East conflict. Hundreds of other Hongkongers have scrambled to flee the region.

While hundreds of Hongkongers stranded in the Middle East have scrambled for flights home after the US-Israel war on Iran broke out, a devoted Christian from the city has chosen to stay, saying she has experienced far worse before. The outbreak of war was unsettling, but Gloria Mok Chong-ngar said she found a way to maintain her inner peace in Jerusalem’s bomb shelters. “The sirens kept ringing last week, sometimes as frequently as every few minutes, but I would play the harp in the bomb shelter...