Amid the ruins of Gaza, 15-year-old Palestinian artist Sara Abu Saadeh is documenting life in the war-torn Gaza Strip through her drawings, aiming to bring hope to its residents and make their voices heard around the world.
Displaced from Beit Lahia, Saadeh is currently living in Gaza City. With limited access to proper art supplies, she creates her work using charcoal from a rooftop tent overlooking areas of displacement, capturing themes of life, loss, and resilience.
"My talent is drawing. Through it, I try to document every moment I lived through during the war, and I try to get my voice and message heard all over the world through my drawings," said Saadeh.
Through her works, Saadeh strives to offer a glimmer of hope to the people in Gaza, even if that hope feels distant.
"Through my drawings, I try to give hope. Even if that hope feels distant, it exists, and in the end, God willing, we will reach it. I wish for Gaza to be rebuilt, for the sounds we hear to stop, and for my drawings to reach the world, so that the whole world can hear the voice I am trying to deliver. I dream of participating in international exhibitions, presenting my artworks myself, and speaking about my paintings and explaining them," she said.
The conflict between Hamas and Israel, which erupted on Oct 7, 2023, has killed 71,667 Palestinians and injured 171,434 others, Gaza's health authorities said on Wednesday.
Even after a ceasefire agreement took effect on Oct 11, 2025, the death toll has continued to climb, with 492 additional deaths and 1,356 injuries recorded.
Teen artist in Gaza draws to inspire hope, share voices worldwide
Smart wearable devices are increasingly embedded in daily life in China, where booming sales of watches and smart glasses are reshaping the consumer electronics market. In Beijing's Chaoyang District, smart watches have become a popular choice for shoppers seeking tools to monitor sleep, heart rate and stress.
"I often use my smart watch to monitor my sleep, heart rate, and stress. I hope it could also incorporate AI functions, allowing me to chat with it in-depth or help me complete some simple tasks," said a customer.
Beyond watches, smart glasses powered by large‑model technology are entering China's consumer market, reshaping the landscape of wearable electronics.
"It is more convenient to use smart glasses as earphones at work. This is my third pair of smart glasses, and the functions of the new one is much better than the previous ones," said a customer.
"Smart wearable devices have evolved significantly, shifting from simply displaying data to facilitating effective user interaction. As these product categories update at an accelerating pace and user demands grow increasingly diverse, manufacturers are compelled to accelerate their own cycles of innovation in both functional design and hardware configuration. Take smartwatches as an example: sales in this category have increased by more than 40 percent (compared to the same period in 2024)," said Zhang Jie, manager of Beijing Shuangjing Branch of JD Mall.
According to the latest worldwide quarterly wearable device tracker, in the first three quarters of 2025, global wrist-worn device shipments reached 150 million units, a year-on-year increase of 10 percent.
Among them, China's cumulative shipments totaled 58.43 million units, representing a year-on-year growth of 27.6 percent. In the first half of 2025, the global smart glasses shipments reached 4.065 million units, a year-on-year increase of 64.2 percent, and China's cumulative shipments exceeded 1 million units.
China smart wearables growth fuels consumer electronics boom
