(26 Nov 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Khuza'a, East of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - 26 November 2023
1. Various of destruction of properties in Khuza'a, east of Khan Younis
2. People walking and cycling near destruction
3. Various of destroyed property
4. People sitting next to their destroyed properties
5. Various of destroyed properties
6. Boys sitting on rubble
7. Various of man sitting inside his destroyed property, on second floor
8. Family sitting near their destroyed property
9. Various of destroyed properties
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Eyad Al-Najjar, resident of Khuza'a, who lost his home:
"This feeling is one I cannot describe, when I came here I started to cry, me and my family when they saw the house destroyed, it destroyed my heart, my whole life. I am 44-years-old, and when I was in the second year of middle school, I started collecting every shekel (currency) to build this house, and now it is gone in the blink of an eye."
11. Various of Al-Najjar showing destruction of his property
12. Various of destruction
STORYLINE:
Palestinians who fled their homes because of intense Israeli bombardment were taking advantage of the brief pause in fighting on Sunday to return to what remains of their properties.
It was a painful and emotional experience for several families who took the risk to return to devastated towns in order to check on family members and property.
"This feeling is one I cannot describe, when I came here I started to cry, me and my family when they saw the house destroyed, it destroyed my heart my whole life," said Eyad al-Najjar, a father of five as he picked through the rubble of his property in Khuza'a, east of Khan Younis.
“I am 44-years-old, and when I was in the second year of middle school, I started collecting every shekel to build this house, and now it is gone in the blink of an eye," he said.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day pause in fighting that has included a prisoner exchange and an influx of humanitarian aid.
The cease-fire, which began Friday, was brokered by Qatar and Egypt and the United States.
Hamas will release at least 50 Israeli hostages, and Israel will free 150 Palestinian prisoners.
All are women and minors.
The war has claimed the lives of more than 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians killed by Hamas in the initial attack in October.
More than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed, roughly two thirds of them women and minors, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza.
AP video shot by Amro Tabash
Produced by Wafaa Shurafa
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