Gaza residents return home for 1st time
The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has allowed some residents of Gaza to return home for the first time to survey what was left.
"I said I would go back to my house and tidy it up and sweep ... but I came and found it destroyed. I am very shocked by what I saw," Um Raed Al-Najjar told ABC News.
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Another resident, Muhammad Al-Najjar, said his 80-year-old cousin lost his two-story house.
"His life's work was gone," he said.
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"We are civilians and have nothing to do with anything," Muhammad Al-Najjar continued. "This whole street has nothing to do with anything 'political.'"
Muhammad Al-Najjar added, "We were all waiting for the truce because we were psychologically tired -- we became mentally ill. The majority of people will lose their minds. … What is the fault of a child who is 2, 4 or 3 years old? Did he participate in the war?"