‘Will we return?’: For my Palestinian family, history is repeating itself
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Will we return?’: For my Palestinian family, history is repeating itself

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Photo albums, baby formula, toys and clothes — that’s all we could take as we left Gaza City after Israel’s order to evacuate. We faced a dilemma, as my husband’s family had relatives in Nuseirat in central Gaza, while my own family had connections in Deir el-Balah. I reached out to my brother again, stressing the need to move our family and parents to my grandfather’s house in Deir el-Balah. He offered to return to take me, my children, my husband, and the rest of the family to Deir el-Balah. My husband gently explained that we had to leave because of Israel’s threat to bomb our area, and we would be heading to Deir el-Balah.

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