‘There is no life here’: Palestinians fear Israel is imposing its Gaza endgame

Israel unilaterally pulled out of the agreement two months later, imposing a total blockade on the Palestinian territory in early March, and resuming full-scale bombing two weeks after that. Over 18 months of war, Israel has pointedly not released many concrete details about its plans for Gaza’s future. “I never tried to leave Gaza before but I am sure that if [Rafah] was open, most of Gaza’s people would leave. About 5 million Palestinians worldwide claim the right of return to ancestral homes and property inside Israel. Leaving would not be a real choice for many in Gaza, aid workers said.