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This is our homeland and we have to go back,
said one displaced woman, Ola Saleh Although my husband was martyred and my sons are injured, I’m happy that we’re going back home to our land and our home,
said Fayza al-Nahal, who was preparing to head north We will move from being in tents here to living in tents there. What can we do?"
A ceasefire in Gaza must be followed by a political transition that includes an orderly conclusion of UNRWA’s mandate, and the handover of its public-like services to empowered and prepared Palestinian institutions,
he said, stressing that this is the path now being pursued by an alliance led by Saudi Arabia, the European Union and the Arab League I’m going to be speaking with Bibi Netanyahu in the not too distant future,
he said, using a nickname for the Israeli leader It’s still better for us to be on our land, than to live on a land that’s not yours,
said Fayza al-Nahal as she prepared to leave The situation was so scary, for everyone but especially for children,
Al-Qubbaj told The Associated Press God knows what else we shall see of torment,
You know, when you look at the Gaza Strip, it’s been hell for so many years, and it just seems to be this – various civilizations start here, started thousands of years before,
I’d like to get them living in an area where they can live without disruption and revolution and violence so much.”
Having first floated the idea Saturday, Trump warmed to his theme Monday, saying of Gaza’s population No Arab, I’m speaking about more than two million Arabs. They will not stay there. We Jews will be in Gaza.”
Daniella Weiss, who leads Nachala, told CNN last year I wish he would take some,
Trump said of Sisi on Monday, referring to Gazans Palestine cannot be deleted and Palestinians cannot be expelled. My suggestion: Instead of Palestinians, try to expel Israelis to Greenland. Take them to Greenland so you can kill two birds (with) one stone.”
The comparison was not lost on Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who said in an interview with Sky News Tuesday I think you can get people living in areas that are a lot safer and maybe a lot better and maybe a lot more comfortable,
I will check what is going on and come back,
he said, kissing his daughter Life in the tent is unbearable. It is painful and saddening,
he told CBS News as his daughter helped him gather a few belongings for the long walk back north What is all this destruction? Our beautiful Gaza is no longer pretty. The IDF destroyed everything… They destroyed the trees, the buildings, and the human beings,
I left my family in the tent because I was certain the journey from the south to the north would be painful,
It doesn't matter, you are safe!"
It is mixed feelings, ... but I am dancing with joy. I wonder if my house is still standing or not. I am going to meet my parents there. I haven't seen them for 15 months. I've been in the south and they've been in the north. I am excited, but I still have mixed feelings... it's the sadness we've endured, and it's the joy of meeting our loved ones and stopping the bloodbath in Gaza."