Palestinians returning to old neighbourhoods find ‘no signs of life’
Following the implementation of the ceasefire deal yesterday, families have started to emerge from their evacuation shelters and open-air encampments and head back to check on what is left of their homes and businesses.
They have returned to Rafah, to the eastern areas of the Gaza Strip, and to Jabalia refugee camp.
They have found nothing but destruction, and described the scale of the damage to be incredibly pervasive.
Apparently, families were planning to move their makeshift tents from their evacuation centres to their homes and to build on the remnants of their destroyed buildings.
But we have heard from many that they will return to their makeshift tents because there are simply no signs of life in the areas where they used to live.
Palestinians return to their homes following the start of a ceasefire in Rafah, Gaza, on Sunday.
Video shows Israel’s destruction of agricultural greenhouses in Rafah
Palestinian activist Hassan Eslayeh has shared a video on Instagram, showing the aftermath of Israeli attacks that destroyed agricultural greenhouses in the Musbah area, north of Rafah city.
The video verified by Sanad, Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, shows the area in southern Gaza transformed into barren land.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFCSKYxNnLI
Destruction at Kamal Adwan Hospital after Israeli attack
Kamal Adwan Hospital endured months of Israeli fire and raids
The hospital was the last major health facility operational in northern Gaza before it was besieged and destroyed by Israeli forces
The medical facility was also a refuge for hundreds of Palestinians whose homes were destroyed