After more than 15 months of occupation, much of the Gaza Strip has been destroyed Israel’s relentless bombingleaving hundreds of thousands of Palestinians homeless.

About 90% of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents were forcibly displaced during the war. genocide – Many of them multiple times.

with a ceasefire Now, many are returning to their homes, but more than a year of Israeli bombing has left most houses in ruins and completely uninhabitable.

“The cessation of the bloodshed was an indescribable feeling. I thanked God for allowing me to survive this war safely. However, when we returned home we found nothing but ruins and destruction. I could not use Words describe the scene. I don’t know what to say,” displaced Palestinian Joma Shadi told Al Jazeera.

“I built this house piece by piece, and when I returned to it, I didn’t find it as I knew it. I couldn’t see my home, I only saw destruction.”