For the first time in a year, tens of thousand Palestinians have reached their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, which has found a mixture of happiness and frustration.
On Tuesday, the emotional alliance with family members living in northern Gaza continued in Gaza. But the return home was also astonishing and sad: Israel’s bombing campaign flattened the entire palaces, causing them to be barely known for debris.
“We are happily overcome,” said Rajab al -Sundavi, a 49 -year -old second -year -old second -year -old from Gaza city. ” The house is over and it feels like our future is over. “
Under the terms of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, on Monday, Israeli troops withdrew from the coastal road of Gaza after a massive return to northern Gaza, and allowed the homeless to move north.
Hundreds of Palestinians from northern Gaza fled the south at the beginning of Israeli military aggression against Hamas. For about 16 months, they live in tents, temporary shelters, schools and friends and relatives’ homes.
For now, Mr. Sundavi, his wife and seven children are living in the house of his parents, who survived the war but lacks water and power.
When they were running for five hours on Monday from Central Gaza to Gaza, Mr. Al -Sandawi moved to a collapsed building after another, which made him wonder how much time in Gaza’s reconstruction. Will feel
“The whole city is destroyed,” he said about Gaza City. “Many years before we return to our house.”
Was one of the most affected places in the coastal enclave during the northern Gaza war: the Israeli army focused on its campaign early after the Hamas -led attack on southern Israel in October 2023, which, about 1, About 1,200 people were killed and 250. The hostages of Israeli troops caused a lot of damage to apartment blocks, hospitals and schools – Israel accused Hamas militants of exploiting military purposes and hiding in civilians.
