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?"
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,
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 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 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!"
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 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."
As they say, it's a rough neighborhood, but I think he would do it, and I think the king of Jordan would do it too,
This is the happiest day of my life,
said Lamees al-Iwady, a 22-year-old who returned to Gaza City after being displaced several times The families have been informed of the situation of their relatives,
he said, without disclosing their names I wish he would take some,
You know, when you look at the Gaza Strip, it's been hell for so many years... there's always been violence associated with it,
I feel as though my soul and life have returned to me,
