The video Palestinians return to their homes through the apocalyptic landscape of Gaza: “Of course, they no longer exist, but we are happy”

Tens of thousands of Palestinians forced to leave their homes started on Friday to go through the apocalyptic landscape of the Gaza strip to return to the ruins of their homes, after the armistice entered into force and the Israeli troops began to withdraw in the first phase of the termination.

A huge column of people took it to the north, along the coast road, to the city of Gaza, the largest urban area of ​​the enclave, which had been attacked just a few days ago in one of the largest Israeli offensives of this war, notes Reuters.

“Glory to the Lord that my house is still standing,” said Ismail Zayda, 40 years old, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza. “But the place is destroyed, the houses of my neighbors are destroyed, whole neighborhoods have disappeared,” she added.

In the south, people made their way through the dusty landscape and full of craters and ruins that once was the second largest city in Gaza, Khan Younis, which the Israeli forces laughed on the face of the Earth this year. Most were silent.

A middle-aged man, Ahmed al-Brim, was pushing a loaded bicycle in front and back: his family needs firewood to cook. That's all they managed to recover from the ruins of their house.

“We went to our area. It was destroyed. We don't know where we will go after it. We couldn't take furniture, clothes or something, not even winter clothes. There was nothing left,” he said.

Mahdi Saqla, 40, said that his family decided to leave north, in the direction of Gaza, as soon as he heard the news of the fire.

“Of course, there are no houses – they were destroyed,” he said.

“But we are only happy to return where our homes were, even over the rubble. And this is a great joy. For two years we suffer, being forced to move from one place to another,” added the Palestinian.

Exciting images show with the Palestinians took it on the way back to their homes, even though probably VPR found only ruins:

🇵🇸 Heartbreak in Gaza: Famils ​​Return to Rubble

Ceasefire Brings Thousands Back to Northern Gaza, But Home is no more. Entire Neighborhoods obliterated after two years of relentless Israeli Strikes. 💔

Famils ​​Sifts Through Debris, Desperate for remnants of their Past – photos,… pic.twitter.com/otlluryxt

– Newsdaily🪖🗞🪖🗞️🚨 (@xnews24_7) October 11, 2025

Gaza: Khan Younis Mayor Alaa Al-Batta Announced That 85% of the City Has Been Destroyed After Two Years of Israeli War, Leaving 400,000 Tons of Rubble and Extensive Damage to Infrastructure, including Water and Sewage Networks. pic.twitter.com/nrbtusbw0l

– Palestine Narrates (@narratepal) October 11, 2025

In some places, the machines have already begun to clean the rubble:

Heavy Machinery Begins Clearing Ruins and Rubble Left Behind by Israeli Attacks In Gaza, Where Over 80 Percent of Buildings Have Been Damaged or Destroyed During Israel's Genocidal War pic.twitter.com/galiirft2

– TT World Now (@trtworldnow) October 11, 2025

The number of blocks and houses destroyed in the Gaza strip is enormous, the landscape is practically a large ruins:

Gaza Will Not Be Rebuilt.

It will be far more practical and cost-effective to construct new cities on whereveroped land than clear the rubble that is cities have been reduced to.

The Ruins Will Remain for Years, A Stark Warning to Future Terrorists and Their Supporters. pic.twitter.com/lvmgjdmn6a

– Dr. Eli David (@drelidavid) October 10, 2025

A family put the Palestinian flag over a pile of rubble, and others are wearing another big flag, even if drilled.

“هيه م بنركع” ..

فلسطينيون يرفعون علم فلسطين رك رك زل لتي سو ل ل ب ب قط غزة. pic.twitter.com/pg5hhahxip

– شبكة قدس لإخب (@Qudsn) October 11, 2025

“هيه م بنركع” ..

فلسطينيون يرفعون علم فلسطين رك رك زل لتي سو ل ل ب ب قط غزة. pic.twitter.com/pg5hhahxip

– شبكة قدس لإخب (@Qudsn) October 11, 2025