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People returning to Gaza face harsh conditions after war

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Ed McCambridge
November 18, 2025

Though the current ceasefire is largely holding, the humanitarian situation remains extremely challenging for residents. For many in the Gaza Strip, the ceasefire means a chance to return home, or what is left of it.

Despite a fragile ceasefire and the UN Security Council's approval of the US-backed Gaza peace plan, residents face harsh realities . In Khan Younis, families return to homes reduced to rubble, battling floods and sewage in makeshift shelters. UNICEF reports that more than 630,000 children missed school during the two-year war, which killed an estimated 70,000 people and injured 167,000, according to Hamas-run health authorities. Humanitarian aid struggles to meet urgent needs.

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