The area has been reeling following an Israeli military plan that legal experts have described to Middle East Eye as "genocidal" and aimed at the permanent forced displacement of northern Gaza's population, as settlers plan for post-war colonisation of the Palestinian enclave.

After 15 months of war, the current ceasefire in Gaza is allowing some Palestinians to return to homes that have often been reduced to rubble, with family members buried beneath.

Gaza has become a wasteland of ruins and rubble due to Israel's conflict with Hamas following the terror organization's surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023. However, now that a ceasefire is in place, families are returning to their neighborhoods,