On a torn-up road near the refugee camp where she once lived, Saja Bawaqneh said she struggled to find hope 100 days after an Israeli offensive in the occupied West Bank forced her to flee.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced in the north of the territory since Israel began a major “anti-terrorist operation” dubbed “Iron Wall” on January 21.
Bawaqneh said life was tough and uncertain since she was forced to leave Jenin refugee camp — one of three targeted by the offensive along with Tulkarem and Nur Shams.
“We try to hold on to hope, but unfortunately, reality offers none,” she told AFP.
“Nothing is clear in Jenin camp even after 100 days -— we still don’t know whether we will return to our homes, or whether those homes have been damaged or destroyed.”
Bawaqneh said residents were banned from entering the camp and that “no …