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Israel killed my father and brother. A year after the 'ceasefire', I cannot reach their graves

Israel killed my father and brother. A year after the 'ceasefire', I cannot reach their graves Submitted by Mona Ramadan on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 07:16 Israel's expanding Yellow Line swallows more of Gaza as hospitals are forced to close and displaced families face another winter in worn-out tents A Palestinian boy stands beside a concrete block marking Israel’s so-called Yellow Line in the east of…

In a report from Middle East Eye, a Palestinian woman named Mona Ramadan recounts the loss of her father and brother to Israeli airstrikes, and the ongoing struggle to bury their remains a year after the ceasefire. The expanding Israeli "Yellow Line" has encroached upon her hometown of Beit Lahia, making it impossible for her family to even approach the area without fear of being targeted.

Despite the ceasefire, displacement, and loss continue to plague the population, with people still living in tents and struggling to meet basic needs.

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