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‘Everything is gone’: Gaza residents return home to find devastation and little hope
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Since the ceasefire took effect, thousands of Palestinians have returned to Gaza City or other areas in the devastated north of the Gaza Strip.
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Liam Stack, Abu Bakr Bashir and Bilal Shbair
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GAZA – Ms Sabah Abu Ghanem and her family made the long trek back to Gaza City after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in October, leaving a crowded tent encampment in the south of the territory with the goal of finally going home.
When they arrived, they found that their neighbourhood had been destroyed, like most of Gaza City. But the cement skeleton of their home was still standing, so they decided to live in one of its damaged rooms.
