Hopes for displaced Palestinian families in Egypt to return to Gaza

Abd al-Karim lost everything during the war including his home and a fruit farm that provided an income for the family. “The decision (to leave) was difficult and as I told you, I did not make the decision in the beginning. I endured for more than five months,” he said.

The current phase of the truce is set to expire in early March and it is unclear if the sides will extend it. “I have one wish for the war to end, for peace to prevail…