‘Separation is hard and waiting is harder’ – Mother, daughter

Palestinian woman Umm Ali hugs her son-in-law, who, along with his wife, Umm Ali’s daughter Souad Atallah, was displaced to the south at Israel’s order during the war, upon their return to northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas