(18 Feb 2025)
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Jabaliya, Northern Gaza Strip – 18 February 2025
1. Child near blankets
2. Various of Mohammad Shaaban preparing a fire for food
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Shaaban, Jabaliya resident:
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"There is no more devastation than this devastation that happened to us. If 200 wars came upon us, we would not leave our homes. We will remain on the rubble of our homes. And we will continue to reclaim our homes, and we will not leave our country."
3. Child near blankets
4. Various of destruction
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Bahjat, Jabaliya resident:
"I am against displacement within Gaza, so what about displacement outside Gaza Strip? This is impossible. I, my sons, and my grandchildren hope that we will die and not even reach Rafah."
6. Various of destruction
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salim Halawa, Jabaliya resident:
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"We hope by God, by the Palestinian people, and by the Arab rulers, that this deal will be completed, and that they hand over their hostages, and release the Hamas prisoners, and the bloodshed that we saw will not be repeated. We have had enough of the tribulations and destruction that is happening. Stop the bloodshed, and end these events. We do not want wars. We are peaceful. We do not support wars, bombings, or destruction. What we have seen during a year and a half that has passed is enough for us."
7. Various of people’s belongings near destruction
STORYLINE:
Palestinians in Gaza’s urban refugee camp of Jabaliya have rejected plans by U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel to depopulate the coastal enclave, despite massive destruction following a 15-month war between Israel and Hamas.
Trump has called for the Gaza Strip’s roughly 2 million residents to be removed from the war-ravaged territory.
He has suggested they could be resettled in Jordan and Egypt, both of which are vehemently opposed to any such scenario.
Jabaliya saw some of the fiercest ground and air bombardment campaigns during the war.
It was one of the hardest hit areas in Gaza, with most of the camp’s buildings and infrastructure destroyed or damaged.
“We will not leave our country, no matter what happens,” said Muhammad Shaaban, a resident.
Another resident, Mohammad Bahjat, called such plans “unacceptable,” vowing to remain in his homeland.
“This is impossible,” he said of any transfer plans, adding that he and his family would resist such measures.
AP video by Abdel Kareem Hana
Production by Wafaa Shurafa
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