‘If I have to crawl, I will creep’: Palestinian is eager to return to Northern Gaza. Israel-Felistine Conflict News
Nusirat refugee camp, Gaza strip, Palestine – On Al-Nuvarari Hill, who is closest to the Al-Rashid coastal road in Nucrat, Ansaf Khadra is sitting on the ground with her family for the second consecutive day, waiting for permission to return to her home, or whatever is left Is. , In northern Gaza.
Ansaf, the mother of four children, was one of the thousands of displaced people in Southern Gaza, who left for Al-Rashid immediately on Sunday after the release of four Israeli prisoners as part of the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire agreement a day earlier.
The plan was to go to Al-Rashid and try to go north of Gaza, beyond the Netzerim Outpost in Israel.
“I am here since morning with my husband and children,” Anasaf told Al Jazira while giving sandwiches to her children sitting on the ground.
He further said, “Last night, we prepared all the items we could take and left many things to make it easy.” “We could not wait even a minute. We want to immediately return to our land in the north.
The ceasefire agreement, which began to be implemented on January 19 with the first exchange of Israeli prisoners and Palestinian prisoners, allowed the Palestinians displaced from South Gaza to return north after the second exchange of prisoners in exchange for prisoners Was the one who kept on Saturday.
Although Israel on Sunday forcibly stopped Palestinian citizens from going to Netzerim, according to medical sources, fired on the crowd on at least three different occasions, and according to Al-Awada Hospital, where the number of casualties received Hui, killed at least two Palestinians. At least nine people, including a child, were injured.
Israel has insisted that another female captive Arbel Jehud should have been released on Saturday before the Palestinians allowed to return to their homes in the north.
The delay has disappointed the Palestinians here. Ahmed Abu Dan was sitting with his family and pulling the remaining cigarette puffs.
The 55 -year -old man said, “We have to bear a lot during this war.” “When he told us that we can return to the north, we were very happy, but Israel is deliberately waiting for us to spoil our happiness.”
Ahmed is not interested in delay technologies. His only concern is to return home in the Shujaya neighborhood of Gaza city, away from the 15 -month war and displacement.
“What is one or two more days?” He took a pinch laughing. “Whatever happens, we will stay here until they let us go inside.”
As soon as the ceasefire started, Ahmed and his family gathered their tents and collected their essential items to prepare for a difficult journey to the north.
The family has been displaced 11 times since the war started, Ahmed said that their health and mental condition had deteriorated after being in the tent for so many months. Experience means that if he goes back to the north, he has vowed to never go again – even if the ceasefire fails and the war is sprayed again.
Ahmed said, “We were forced to escape to the alleged safe areas, but we were also targeted there.” “I can’t wait to kiss the land of Gaza city again.
“I miss my relatives and my home in Shujaya, even if it is partially destroyed. I miss my neighborhood and everything there.
What is left?
While the entire Gaza Strip, which is only 41 kilometers (25 mi) long coastal area, is bombing by Israel during the war, the answer is particularly destroyed.
The far-flungless movement of Israel has also emphasized on the permanent ethnic elimination of Palestinians and the establishment of illegal settlements in the region, which was the home of Gaza City, the largest urban area of the enclave before the war.
The large part of the northern Gaza is no longer worth living, but Anasaf has heard that his house, while seriously damaged, is still standing.
“According to my neighbors, only one room and one bathroom in my house remain intact, but for me, it is heaven than life in displacement,” she said with a broad smile.
Anasaf said, “I miss my house very much.” “We were there only nine months before the war started, and I did not even complete it to equip it.”
Unlike Ansaf, Nada Avdallah has no idea about the status of his house in Taal al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza city. What does she know that the area around her house was a closed Israeli military area, and it was difficult to reach there.
But the lack of information is not confirmed that his house has been destroyed. And for Nada, it is enough to try and return.
The 65 -year -old woman said tears from her eyes, “I can’t believe that the return day has finally arrived.” “I will bear tiredness. I am here since last night, sleeping on the road, and I am ready to stop until we get permission.
Nada escaped from Taal al-Hawa at the beginning of the war with her family-five children and several grandchildren-, eventually settled in a tent in Al-Masi in Southern Gaza. And all the family members have decided to stay there, where they are.
Nada said, “We had a debate about waiting for a long time before going back, but I could not wait anymore.” “I told him that if I have to crawl, I will crawl. What matters is that I go back and check my house.
Return to debris
The 57-year-old father of seven children Mahmud Mohsen went to Netzerim and went to his daughter’s grave in Dir Al-Bala cemetery of Madhya Gaza.
Mahmud’s daughter, with her husband and three children, was killed in a bomb blast in Nusrat in November 2023.
Rafa, originally from Bet Lahia in North Gaza, fled to South at the beginning of the Mahmood war. After several displays, he eventually settled in Dir al-Bala.
“Now I just want to return to my house debris. And nothing does not matter, “Mahmood said looking at the post. “I will stay here until I get permission.”
“I have got life again by reaching this area. Mahmud said, I miss Gaza’s wind. “Our journey during the war was filled with difficulties one after the other. This hell is enough. “
