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What one family in Gaza returned home to after 15 months of war
by Abdel Kareem Hana, Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy
Ne’man Abu Jarad and his family return to their home in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, on Monday January 29 2025, for the first time since Israel’s war on Gaza began
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THE grove of orange, olive and palm trees that once stood in front of Ne’man Abu Jarad’s house was bulldozed away. The roses and jasmine flowers on the roof and in the garden, which he lovingly watered so his family could enjoy their fragrance, were also gone. The house itself was a damaged, hollowed-out shell. But after 15 months of brutal war, it stood.
At the sight of it last week, Ne’man; his wife, Majida; and three of their six daughters dropped the bags they had been lugging since dawn, fell to their knees and prayed, whispering, “Praise be to God, praise be to God.” The sunset blazed orange in the sky above.
After 477 days of hell — fleeing the length of the Gaza Strip, hiding from bombardment, sweltering in tents, scrounging for food and water, losing their possessions — they had finally returned home.
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