2024-04-08 15:39:50
Gaza: Israel has started withdrawing its troops from southern Gaza. After the soldiers returned from Gaza, local people have also started returning to their homes. However, it is not easy to have normal life here. The Gaza Strip has been badly destroyed in the fighting that has been going on for almost six months. Returning to the devastated town of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza on Sunday after Israeli troops withdrew, Mahathir, a mother of four, said it smelled like death. Another person said that now we have no city, only debris. There is nothing left there, everything has been destroyed. People are digging out the debris and taking out the dead bodies.
As soon as the Israeli army said its troops were retreating, residents of Khan Yunis began returning to see what was left of their homes, NDTV reported. Before October 7, about 400,000 people lived in and around Khan Yunis. After months of bombing and heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants, the place now lies in ruins.
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Thayer, from the posh Hamad City district, west of Khan Yunis, said most of the towers had been completely destroyed. It’s not the same anymore but she will move back into her badly damaged apartment. Even though it is not suitable for living but it is better than a camping tent. Many people returned to find their homes completely destroyed. Now the question before them is where will they go. Many people are returning with mattresses and belongings on their heads in the hope that perhaps the walls of their houses will be safe.
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The Israeli army told AFP it had withdrawn troops from its ground forces’ 98th Division from the southern city on Sunday. An army officer said that there is no need for us to stay there. We did everything we could there. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant says Israeli troops are preparing a ground attack on the city of Rafah, after withdrawing from Khan Yunis. Air strikes were taking place here since the war started. Now soldiers will enter the city and kill the terrorists.