Khan Yunus and Dir al-Bala, Gaza Strip, Palestine- Sunday night and his family left for a difficult journey to northern Gaza, Israel for the first time before the first day of 15 months against the Palestinian Enclave, a few hours before the north reopened, the fragile firefire After the deal, Israel reopened the north before reopening the first time. With Hamas.
In the south, Khan Younus left behind the displaced camp, 31 -year -old, his wife, and two daughters, 5 -year -old Rema and two -year -old Rawa, along the coastal Al -Shamsid Road as well as north. At the very northern end of the siege area, the family’s hometown of Bait Hanun reached.
The anal family was estimated to be among 200,000 Palestinians who returned to the most destructive parts of the Gaza Strip on Monday, many people feared that Israel was never allowed to re -enter after the war. Will be
When Al Jazeera met him while he was passing through Central Gaza, he had already run about 20 km (12.4 miles), with only a few small bags.
But his family, however, was determined, focused that he would return home.
“We are going back to the place where we have grown up, the land that maintains our memories,” Soccer said. “Even if it is destroyed, it is still ours.”
These sentiments, which are clearly shared by thousands of traveling thousands, are in a direct conflict with the United States President Donald Trump’s comments on Saturday, where he suggested that Palestinians in Gaza and neighboring Jordan and Jordan in Gaza Can be sent to Egypt.
“You are probably talking about a million people, and we just clean up all this and say: ‘You know, it’s over,” said Trump.
While Trump said the move could be a temporary move, his comments immediately reacted, critics accused him of advocating for a massive displacement, especially illegal in Gaza. In the light of the Israeli far right push for the Israeli settlements.
“It is pure imagination of Trump to move us.” “Does he think, after everything we have tolerated, we will just go? This is our home, and we are living.
He emphasized that Bait Hanun’s journey to his family was more than just returning home.
“This is a message for occupation and its supporters: We will not give up our land. We will stay here, no value.”
Sakar added that across Gaza, the Palestinians have rejected Trump’s proposal, and has seen it as an extension of “rooting out of their territory”.
He explained, “No political scheme, no matter how powerful it is, cannot change it.”
“Every step we returned to the north was a step against the migration,” he said. “This is our land. We were born here, and we will die here.
No change
In Khan Yunus, southern Gaza, 76 -year -old Abu Suleiman Zawar is quietly giving his resistance. His farm, once met with olive and lemon trees, was demolished during a month -long Israeli military operation. Abu Sulaiman has claimed again on the ground in the past few months.
“I have cleaned seven Damn [7,000 square metres] Talking about the debris, “he said, pointing to the fresh toilet clay.” Why? Because this is my land, and no one can take me.
For Abu Sulaiman, the process of farming is also a declaration of denial.
“Living in the debris is a challenge, but this is what we have accepted,” he said. “Leaving Gaza is beyond the question. We have survived the bombing, destruction and loss. Now we will not give up.
The Israeli military campaign in Gaza, launched on October 7, 2023, has left an unprecedented tool on the enclave. With the death of more than 46,700 Palestinians, including 18,000 children, and nearly 1.9 million people have been displaced, there is very little untrustworthy. More than half of Gaza buildings have been damaged or destroyed, including important infrastructure: 92 % of basic roads and 84 % of health facilities are compromised.
Abu Sulaiman rejected Trump’s removal comments, saying he did not understand history or reality.
Abu Sulaiman said, “One of the people who have endured 15 -month -long bombing and refused to leave will never be willing to forcibly relocate.”
For many Palestinians, the possibility of leaving their homeland is not just unimaginable. This is a betrayal of their history and identity.
Abu Sulaiman said, “Yes, we have endured unreasonable suffering, the destruction of everything we have, and the trauma of genocide.” “But none of them can force anyone to accept the homeless. Our memories of Nakaba are clear in 1948. Those who left again have never returned, and we will not let history repeat ourselves.
Nakba, or “destructive”, the incident that Abu Sulaiman cited, after 78 % of the historic Palestine in 1948, at least 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes.
This memory has been for many Palestinians, and today often their deeds form.
Abu Sulaiman pointed out that there were opportunities to leave Gaza during the war and even before, but people have chosen to live with the overwhelming majority, even closer to life.
“We see ourselves as a part of resistance as a protector of Palestine. Leaving or leaving will mean that the entire nation cannot afford to pay the price.” This heavy burden only maintains our land. It strengthens our commitment, even if it means living among the ruins. “
Israel, a four -year -old mother, who lives in a temporary tent after being destroyed in Khan Younus, supported Abu Sulaiman’s argument.
“We refuse to leave, not because we lack the powers, but because it is our home,” he said. “Even my children understand the value of living in our territory despite suffering.”
However, Israel argued, however, Palestinian leaders will have to take steps to provide minimal support, including education, health care and emergency assistance, to help people cope with unbearable conditions.
If we lack the basic necessities of life, how can we compete to be homeless? Is it appropriate that Gaza will tolerate it uncertainly, demanding more flexibility from its people? Israel said. “Without food, shelters and basic needs, even the strongest families can be forced to consider alternatives, not due to lack of patriotism, but out of sheer frustration.”
‘This is our land’
Gaza -based Palestinian political analyst, Hani al -Qadd, refused to abandon the Palestinians as an important reason that he believed that Trump’s proposed migration plan would fail.
“Every past attempt to displace the Palestinians has failed because they consider this fight to be their own,” he said. “When the families set up open camps for the day, just to return to the ruins of their northern cities, this is the ultimate manifestation of a commitment to stay.”
As a message of migration to both Israel and international supporters, despite the complete destruction and lack of services in the region, al -Qadd pointed to the massive return of the displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza.
“Trump and other Palestinians fail to understand,” he said. “It’s not just about living on earth. It is about relations with their homeland, which is uncomfortable and deep in history and identity.
Al -Qazad said, “Returning to the north, knowing what is waiting, forcibly migrating is a clear reaction to Jection.” He said those who advocated such schemes would have to accept that Palestinians would never leave their land. Instead, they should focus on recognizing their rights and supporting the path of the state.
He also rejected the idea of ”voluntary migration” by deliberately depriving.
“Israel has succeeded in making Gaza almost unacceptable,” he said. Knowing their struggle, it is not just survival but a national mission.
This article has appeared in cooperation Igab.
