Much of the Gaza Strip is destroyed after more than 15 months of relentless Israeli bombardment, leaving hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with nowhere to live.
About 90 percent of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents were forcibly displaced during the genocide – many repeatedly.
With the ceasefire now in effect, many are returning home, but more than a year of Israeli bombing has left most homes in ruins and completely uninhabitable.
“Having the bloodshed stop is an indescribable feeling. I thank God that I survived this war safely. However, when we returned home, we found only ruins and destruction. I can’t describe the scene in words. I don’t know what to say,” Jomaa Shadi, a displaced Palestinian, told Al Jazeera.
“I built this house piece by piece, and when I came back, I didn’t find it as I knew it. I don’t see my house, I only see destruction.
