Gaza, Palestinians

Palestinians in Gaza return to find their city in ruins after Israeli troops withdraw
With a ceasefire agreement pausing the war between Israel and Hamas, Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza city centers. For the first time in eight months, NPR got a glimpse of Rafah this week.
Palestinians hoping to return to Gaza’s Rafah find city in ruins
Sattari owned two houses in Gaza’s Rafah. For the nine months since Israeli forces invaded the southern city, he has been forced into displacement. The 53-year-old had lived with the hope that if one house got hit in one of the Israeli attacks,
‘We came back for nothing’: Returning home to northern Gaza, Palestinians find death and destruction
Khamis and Ahmad Imarah knew they wouldn’t find much more than rubble when returning to their home in northern Gaza. But they had to go. Their father and brother are still buried under the debris, more than a year after their home was struck by Israeli forces.
Return to northern Gaza brings home grief for family of slain journalist
In a now-viral post, made just hours before her death, Eman Al Shanti wrote on Facebook, "Is it possible that we are still alive after all this?''
Joy turns to despair as Gaza returnees struggle to settle in enclave's north
The joy of thousands of Palestinian families who made it back home in north Gaza after a ceasefire with Israel is turning to despair as the cold reality of uninhabitable, bombed-out homes and dire shortages of basic supplies sets in.
Israel-Hamas War: What it Will Take to Rebuild Gaza
Experts discuss how long rebuilding Gaza's $18.5 billion of damaged infrastructure could take after 15 months of conflict.
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In Gaza, We’re Caught Between Hope and Despair
Gaza doesn’t look as it did prior to this genocide. The Gaza Strip has become a graveyard. The streets we used to know don’t ...
Trucks loaded with oil derivatives and supplies enter Rafah city
Dozens of trucks loaded with oil derivatives and supplies entered Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Monday, after a ceasefire ...
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Palestinians in Gaza return to Rafah to find a city of rubble and ash
Many are finding utter destruction. NPR's producer in Gaza, Anas Baba, spent the first half of the war in the southern city of Rafah after being displaced from his home. Then he had to flee ...
Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees, floats plan to ‘just clean out’ Gaza
Trump also said he's ended his predecessor’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, which Biden had implemented out of ...
Trump floats plan to ‘just clean out' Gaza and says Arab states should take more Palestinian refugees
President Donald Trump said Saturday he’d like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian ...
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Unexploded ordnance removal in Rafah may take years: MSF
The removal of unexploded ordnance scattered among homes in Rafah, southern Gaza, may take years, delaying reconstruction ...