Gaza diary, part 30: ‘People think being in a ceasefire is a festive thing, they don’t realise the agony’

Ziad, a 35-year-old Palestinian, reflects on small but precious items now lost and refuges in the conflict destroyed for ever

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9am When I was young, whenever my father travelled he would come back with a small suitcase filled with bottles of perfume. It did not take me long to realise my passion for perfume and essences. I never believed that perfume is an accessory or a hygiene item; instead, it is a part of your personality and identity. No perfume is good for all: what is good on you could be horrible on another. The only exception is Chanel No 5, it fits every woman on Earth.