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Honestly, my feelings are indescribable,
Boshara Amro, 21, told NBC News after her sister Jeneen was released What have we achieved? I have four houses and they are all flattened,
said another resident Mohammed Abu Bilal, who returned to Rafah At least 630 trucks with humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Sunday, with at least 300 of them going to the north. There is no time to lose,
Tom Fletcher from United Nations’ Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement The halting of the bloodshed is an indescribable feeling. I thank God that I survived this war safely. However, when we returned to our homes, we found nothing but ruin and destruction. I cannot describe the scene in words. I don’t know what to say,
Jomaa Shadi, a displaced Palestinian, told Al Jazeera The Rafah we knew is gone,
We’ll haul water from afar if we must,
It’s impossible to live here,
he said after finding his neighbourhood inaccessible even by foot We’ve suffered too much in exile. Rafah is home, and we will rebuild – even if it takes a lifetime.”
We will rebuild. We will live.”
As they crossed the cratered roads that crisscross Rafah, some families chanted We need a gradual, cautious approach. Without basic services, life cannot resume,
Key areas like the Philadelphi Corridor, which constitutes 16 percent of Rafah’s area, remain off-limits, while large swaths of eastern Rafah are similarly inaccessible,
More than 42 million tons of debris has been generated, within which is buried human remains and unexploded ordinance (UXO), asbestos and other hazardous substances,
the UN’s humanitarian agency’s (OCHA) report said The best thing that happened today is that after 100 days, I was able to visit my family's grave and pray for them,
I want nothing but their bodies so I can bury them with dignity."
The 28-year-old mother of two continued The house was razed to the ground; everything was reduced to rubble,
We are in pain, deep pain and it is time that we hug one another and cry,
The residents have returned to the city of Rafah, even though it is no longer a city. Thousands of citizens are on their way back,
said Muhammad al-Shaer, a displaced resident We came here at six in the morning to find massive, unprecedented destruction,
said Walid Abu Jiab, a displaced Gazan who returned to his home in Jabalia My joy is indescribable. We are finally in our home. There is no home left, just rubble, but it's our home. We are lucky because part of the roof is still intact
This joy is more beautiful than the joy of Eid, and this is the most beautiful pleasure,
a man told AFP from the window of his car, which was packed with his family and all his belongings
