‘Every house reduced to rubble’: Gazan family’s painful return to Rafah

'Every house reduced to rubble': Gazan family's painful return to Rafah

Source: ABC News

Leila and Ibrahim el Arja fled their home in Rafah, southern Gaza, in May last year. This week they returned, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, but what they found only added to their devastation.

Leila el Arja is sitting amongst rubble, looking far into the distance, trying to comprehend.
She's surrounded by twisted metal, smashed concrete and broken wood.
This used to be a happy place for Leila and her family. Now, it's a painful reminder of… [4955 chars]

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