As Israel’s aid blockade continues and humanitarian zones disappear, there is talk of a ‘second Nakba’ being realised

Like so many others across the Gaza Strip, Khalil al-Hakimi felt a weight lift from his shoulders for the first time in over a year when Israel and Hamas agreed a long-delayed ceasefire in January.

He cried and hugged his five children tightly. “I slept deeply, free from the sound of bombing, destruction and death,” he said.