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Defying Displacement: Palestinians Thwart ‘Deal of the Century’ and Return Home

Basil Al Sayed
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Defying Displacement: Palestinians Thwart ‘Deal of the Century’ and Return Home
A Palestinian Father, Bearing the White Flag, Sits Beside the Lifeless Bodies of His Family Members, Victims of Israeli Airstrikes

Watan-In a scene laden with significant implications, activists are circulating videos and images showing the return of hundreds of Palestinians who were stranded in Egypt to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing. This comes after the commencement of the ceasefire announced between Hamas and the Israeli occupation, marking the first de-escalation since the start of the October 7th war that shocked Israel, the United States, and all supporters of the oppressive occupier.

According to activists, these scenes serve as a clear indication of thwarting what was happening covertly and beneath the table, involving plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza and relocate them to Sinai and other schemes devised by the United States, Israel, and some Arab regimes to dismantle the Palestinian cause, commonly referred to as the Deal of the Century.

The Palestinians have thwarted the ‘Deal of the Century’ and the displacement plan

The Palestinian embassy in Cairo stated in a Thursday press release that Egyptian authorities informed them of the possibility of the return of Palestinians stranded in northern Sinai to Gaza on Friday, with the remaining individuals in other provinces allowed to return starting Saturday.

Activists commenting on these developments assert that the displaced individuals from Gaza have turned the tables on the planners of the displacement scenario and those behind them. They express a preference for returning to the land of their birth, choosing to live and die on that soil.

“We were born in Gaza, and we will die there”

Hundreds of Palestinians arrived in the early morning hours on Friday at the Rafah crossing, actually entering its gates from the Egyptian side, according to local media reports. They came from various regions across the Gaza Strip, spanning from the south to the north and the center.

Despite some having their homes demolished and experiencing significant losses in their families, they are determined to return, even if the bombings continue – as affirmed by several of them to Sky News Arabia correspondent Samir Omar.

One of the returnees stated, ‘Egypt’s land is his, and so is Gaza’s, but his homeland is in Gaza, and he will die there.’ A Palestinian woman said, ‘Palestine is her country, its land, and her children are there. To whom would she leave them? They will die there.

“They returned to Gaza by their own will.”

Palestinian journalist and writer Nazem Al-Mahdawi commented on allowing Palestinians stranded at the Rafah crossing to return to the Gaza Strip.

In a tweet on his “X” account, he referred to the Sisi regime, which indirectly collaborated with Israel in the blockade of Gaza and the Palestinians’ destruction of the displacement plan: “He numbed their minds with the resettlement story to keep the Rafah crossing closed, as if the Palestinians at Rafah crossing were begging him to be resettled in Sinai.

And Al-Mahdawi added: “Here they are returning to Gaza by their own will, where death, bombardment, and hunger await them.”

He concluded: ‘The Palestinian people alone have the power to thwart the resettlement project.”

The message has reached both the enemy and the friend”

A tweet from Sama Fahmi stated: “When the crossing opened, those outside Gaza returned to it, not the other way around, because the authentic people will never accept leaving their land.”

Badee Khalil commented: “It seems that the message has reached both the enemy and the friend. The migration that was for different reasons in 1948 will not be repeated. The return of those stranded on the Egyptian side to the Gaza Strip by their own will, despite the scale of the bombing and destruction they witnessed!”

Omar Ibrahim tweeted on the “X” platform: “The goal was to displace the Palestinians to Egypt through the crossing, and after the crossing opened with the beginning of the ceasefire, the movement was unidirectional—returning those stranded from Egypt to their families in Gaza. Many displaced families from the north are returning to their destroyed homes, which will be rebuilt again. It’s shameful to increase the suffering of these people; it’s a disgrace. For God’s sake, have some humanity.”

hmed Al-Ahmad, in the same context, said: ‘They understand the gravity, and the very difficult situation in Gaza, yet they return to their homes, which may be destroyed, or to their families who may not be present.’

Recently, there has been much controversy within the government of Benjamin Netanyahu regarding allegations about the ‘future of Gaza after the end of the war.’ Israeli Minister of Intelligence, Yael German, stirred the debate with a proposal that reveals the intentions of the extreme right-wing government towards Gaza. She called on the international community, which has not paid attention to the massacres suffered by the people of Gaza, to encourage the residents of the sector towards what she termed as ‘voluntary resettlement’ outside Palestinian territories, instead of demanding Israel to cease fire or discussing the reconstruction of the sector.

The resistance turned the tables on the Israeli entity

The Israeli official claimed that the proposal to evacuate Gaza residents from their lands comes within the framework of a ‘humanitarian solution’ to their crisis, describing the UN Relief and Works Agency as ‘failed.’ She also called on the international community to welcome those fleeing from Gaza. However, the resistance turned the tables on the Israeli entity, imposing the principles of strength and deterrence, moving beyond empty slogans despite Arab and international hesitations.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi had discussed the idea of displacing Palestinians last October with the German Chancellor, suggesting that the Negev Desert could be a suitable place to relocate Palestinians until “Israel” completes its declared mission of “eliminating the resistance” or armed groups in Hamas and Islamic Jihad. He then suggested bringing them back “if it wishes,” as if he were presenting an alternative plan for displacement instead of considering Sinai. This sparked a lot of controversy among social media activists, who at the time described Sisi as submissive and colluding with Israeli occupation.

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