Returning to Rubble: Gaza Residents Face Devastation, Not Relief, in Post-Ceasefire Life

The immediate aftermath saw significant population movements, with hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) attempting to return to the northern areas of Gaza from the south. This movement, however, is often a return not to homes, but to the rubble of their former lives, as an estimated 83% of all building structures in Gaza City alone have been destroyed or damaged.