The farmers sheltering displaced Palestinians on their land

As soon as Omran Khamees Al-Astal appears from a distance, leaning on his old wooden cane, men rise to greet him and kiss his head in a sign of respect.

The 79-year-old farmer and grandfather sits on a plastic chair outside his home in southern Gaza’s Al-Mawasi. Through bouts of back pain, he listens attentively to the problems and requests of the displaced Palestinians he has been hosting on his land since December 2023. Some had returned to their homes between February and mid-May but were forced to come back.

Now, some request more drinking water, better quality food, and a healthcare emergency tent. Umm Abdul Rahman, a mother of seven, emerges from a worn-out tent, asking Al-Astal to help repair it before the onset of winte

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