On the roof of a cart piled high with children and luggage, Issam Abu Maher, 39, stared at the long road ahead of him.
Abu Maher was heading back to see his hometown of Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, from where he had been forced to leave, along with all Khuzaa’s residents, in December 2023.
Everyone on board the vehicle on 20 January seemed happy that their displacement was over, and the road to Khuzaa was crowded.
But as soon as Abu Maher’s vehicle arrived in the town, joy turned into shock.
The devastation was beyond imagination. Streets had been bulldozed, homes had been completely destroyed, and piles of rubble were everywhere. ….more
