I walked 11 hours to finally return to my home in Gaza – finding my town destroyed and my house without walls

Nedal Hamdouna, a Palestinian journalist, has been displaced seven times by the 15-month war in Gaza. Here, he describes the joy he felt in being able to return to Beit Lahia in the north of the strip – and the pain of knowing just how much needs to be rebuilt

Feb 11, 2025 - 17:26
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I walked 11 hours to finally return to my home in Gaza – finding my town destroyed and my house without walls

Nedal Hamdouna, a Palestinian journalist, has been displaced seven times by the 15-month war in Gaza. Here, he describes the joy he felt in being able to return to Beit Lahia in the north of the strip – and the pain of knowing just how much needs to be rebuilt