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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nedal Hamdouna and Bel Trew

‘Everything is wiped out – there is nothing to salvage’: The bleak reality for Palestinians returning home after the ceasefire

Stretching out to the horizon in front of Palestinian father of two Said is a breathtaking level of destruction few can imagine. The apartment buildings in this north Gaza city are so eviscerated that they have been reduced to dust. It is hard to even call it rubble – it looks like ash.

“This is the location of our home. Nothing is visible,” Said says, pointing to an indiscernible mountain of grey, with a deadness in his voice. “Wiped out. Evaporated. It is as if there were never a house here at all.”

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