AL-ZAWAYDA, Palestinian Territories: His house in Gaza was destroyed by the war, but Hani Abu Omar still dreams of returning now that a ceasefire has taken hold.
However, like thousands of others, the 42-year-old Palestinian remains stuck in a tent with his family because it is too dangerous to go home.
Abu Omar’s house lies beyond the “Yellow Line” — the boundary behind which Israeli troops have pulled back under the October 10 truce.
The line stretches from north to south, across several towns and housing blocks. Yet residents told AFP they were unclear about its exact location, which the army has begun to mark out with yellow concrete blocks.
“Some young men from our family risked their lives, they went to inspect the destruction in our area and told us that my house was destroyed,” Abu Omar told AFP from the encampment in Al-Zawayda where he lives.
