"We [the family] feel happy because we will see my mother again, Mohammad al-Najjar, Mariam's son, told Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Khan Younis. The family has suffered heavy losses, like all in Gaza. But we are sad because the situation has changed so much, said Mohammad, adding: We lost my brother, and our homes we lost two houses, and there's nothing left for us."
"A vital entry point for humanitarian supplies and exit for Palestinians awaiting medical evacuation, Israel partially reopened the crossing earlier this month, as stipulated under the United States-brokered ceasefire, which came into effect in October. However, Israel has imposed severe caps on the number of travellers permitted to come in and out of the devastated Palestinian enclave, and imposed intensive security checks, with endemic humiliation and interrogation of Palestinians by Israeli forces at the crossing."
The al-Najjar family gathered at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis early to await the arrival of their matriarch, Mariam. Mariam traveled to Egypt for cancer treatment in March 2024 and remained separated after Israel seized the Rafah crossing in May 2024. For nearly two years the family endured war, destruction, trauma and mourning while counting days until her return via Rafah. The crossing partially reopened under a United States-brokered ceasefire, but Israel imposed severe caps and intensive security checks, with endemic humiliation and interrogation. WHO plans for 50 patient departures daily were cut to five on the first day, while the family suffered heavy losses, including a killed brother and two destroyed houses.
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