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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke in Jerusalem

‘There will be no day after’: hopes fade to end war in shattered, traumatised Gaza

A boy holding empty plastic water containers above his head
Palestinians wait to collect water in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where there are a million displaced people. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

Six months ago, Hussein al-Auda had a good job with a big international non-governmental organisation (NGO), a new baby, two curious and clever older children and a small house in Gaza City.

Now the 37-year-old is alone in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, living in a half-derelict block of flats, looking after his elderly parents.

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