After three years apart, a Gaza father returns to his wife - and six death certificates

 Ahmed al-Siqali had been dreading his return to the Gaza Strip for almost three years.

The father of seven left the Palestinian enclave to work in Israel a week before the genocide began in October 2023. 

With the crossing closed, he remained trapped in the occupied West Bank, unable to return to his family for more than two years.

In December 2023, an Israeli strike hit the home where his family was sheltering in Gaza City’s al-Sahaba neighbourhood, killing six of his children.

Since then, the prospect of returning had been a source of anguish.

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