Quotes
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 The situation was so scary, for everyone but especially for children,
Al-Qubbaj told The Associated Press 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 God knows what else we shall see of torment,
I’m going to be speaking with Bibi Netanyahu in the not too distant future,
he said, using a nickname for the Israeli leader 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 I will check what is going on and come back,
he said, kissing his daughter I left my family in the tent because I was certain the journey from the south to the north would be painful,
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,
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."
I have been waiting for 15 months to leave the south. My family, my sisters, my family, everything, our houses, are all here, all here in the north. I regret the day I left the north for the south. I was waiting night by night, hour by hour,
I want to hold them. I want to get enough of them. I have not seen them for 15 months. I missed them so, so much,
Muheisen said, lifting her little granddaughter The destruction is not a problem. The important thing is that they stayed alive, thank God. We will live in a tent. The important thing is that they are alive,
In our excitement to return, we left almost everything behind, even the tent. We only took what we could carry along the way,
he says, torn between feeling “joy and a sense of victory” and deep pain We have been displaced maybe 20 times. I’m so tired of moving, of fleeing. I miss my home, my city, and my friends, and now I’m finally going back to them,
Despite all the hardships, we are grateful to be returning,
He tells The Independent with his nine children in tow
