The ongoing rivalry between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority is at the heart of the problem.
Palestinian demonstrators pound on gates of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, demanding that the agency fulfil promises to compensate them for losses to their homes during the 2014 war, in Gaza City, Sept. 7, 2023. | Adel Hana/AP PhotoGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli fighter jets bombed the Zorob family’s two-story home in the Gaza Strip in 2019, leaving nothing but a pile of debris and despair.
“No one cares,” said 31-year-old Mohammed Zorob, blaming both sides for the delays. “They are sitting under air conditioners with their children and they don’t care about us.” Israel considers Hamas a terrorist group and immediately imposed a blockade with Egypt in what it says is a measure to prevent Hamas from arming. The closure has devastated Gaza’s economy and helped fuel four wars and numerous smaller rounds of violence. Repeated reconciliation attempts by Hamas and the PA have failed.
Both Egyptian officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Mohammed Zorob, father of a 2-month-old boy, said he had spent five years building an apartment on the second floor of the building. “Imagine spending five years of your life building your home, and in a blink of an eye, Israel targets the building,” he said.
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