![12 Palestinian patients, including nine women, three children, and one elderly individual, arrive at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis after crossing back into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing in Khan Yunis, Gaza on February 2, 2026. [Saeed M. M. T. Jaras - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AA-20260202-40442909-40442908-12_PALESTINIAN_PATIENTS_RETURN_TO_GAZA_THROUGH_RAFAH_CROSSING-1.jpg)
A video clip of one of the 12 people who recently returned to the Gaza Strip has triggered wide interaction on social media, after a woman described her harsh journey through the Rafah crossing and the humiliating treatment and arbitrary procedures she faced at the hands of the Israeli occupation authorities. In an emotional message, the woman urged Gaza’s residents not to emigrate. She described the return journey through Israeli checkpoints as being “like death”, saying that staying in Gaza — despite the destruction — is better than forced displacement. She said: “No one should leave Gaza.” Commenting on the scene, writer Turki Al-Shalhoub said: “The people of Gaza’s attachment to their land is extraordinary.” He noted that after the […]
