For three years, Palestinians in Gaza have lived with the destruction of their cities and displacement from their homes.
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Palestinians → live → homes
Israel’s genocidal war, which started in October 2023, has taken more than 70,000 lives and determined the fates of those who remain.
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who → start → those
On October 27, Israelis will vote in a national election that will determine the next government and shape the country’s policies on Gaza.
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that → vote → Gaza
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settlers → cause → sites
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they → feel → October
Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank have no direct say in the vote, but many are closely following party campaigns, because the results might impact their lives.
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results → occupy → lives
Thirty-year-old Maryam al-Dabala, who has been displaced about 14 times during the war, said her main concern is whether a new Israeli government will continue the same policies towards Gaza as current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration.
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government → displace → administration
“If Netanyahu’s far-right government succeeds, it will continue the policy of forced displacement of the people of Gaza,” she told Al Jazeera.
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she → succeed → Jazeera
“The biggest fear is that the Netanyahu government will carry out a policy of forcibly displacing Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip.”
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government → carry → Strip
Many Palestinians do not believe a victory for frontrunner Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, will improve the lives of Palestinians.
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victory → believe → Palestinians
He supports settlements in the West Bank, which are illegal under international law, and opposes the two-state solution.
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which → support → solution
But given what she has endured, al-Dabala views another Netanyahu government, likely backed by far-right ministers, such as Itamar Ben-Gvir, as the worst possible outcome.
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“A far-right government would have a major impact because of the lack of aid, the lack of medicines and the basic necessities of life,” she said.
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she → have → life
Even the tents we live in do not protect us from the cold or from bombardment.”
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we → live → bombardment
That uncertainty is felt most sharply by families who fear that any dramatic political change in Israel could be followed by further escalation on the ground in Gaza.
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change → feel → Gaza
A “ceasefire” that came into effect on October 10 has not ended the violence in Gaza.
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that → come → Gaza
At least 1,399 Palestinians have been killed and 4,863 injured since then.
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4,863 → kill → ?
Almost all of Gaza’s population has been displaced at some point in the war, often multiple times, while many still live in tents and temporary structures in camps across the enclave.
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many → displace → enclave
Sixty-five-year-old Osama al-Arbaei has been displaced more than a dozen times during the war after his home in Gaza City was bombed, killing nine members of his family.
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home → displace → family
Speaking from his current residence, a temporary shelter in a school, he said that he did not expect the situation to improve in Gaza regardless of who wins the election.
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who → speak → election
There may be a small change in the margins, but the principle does not change,” he told Al Jazeera.
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he → change → Jazeera
Life for al-Arbaei and many other people in Gaza is a series of violent episodes, cycles of displacement and worsening conditions.
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He has no income, and the only thing that matters for al-Arbaei about the elections is the impact they might have on food prices, his living conditions and employment opportunities
“Food is still difficult and expensive, and there is no work.
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A box of tomatoes, for example, can cost 20 or 50 shekels ($6.63 to $16.59) while I don’t have even 2 shekels,” he said.
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he → cost → shekels
Despite his bleak appraisal of the situation, he said he will remain defiant whoever leads Israel in the coming years.
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whoever → say → years
“I don’t fear anything.
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I → fear → anything
I leave it to God,” he said.
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he → leave → God
“I have never left Gaza, and I will not leave, no matter what happens.
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what → leave → Gaza
I will die here, God willing.”
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God → die → ?
Umm Mohammed Khalil, a 59-year-old widow displaced from the Sheikh Zayed neighbourhood in northern Gaza to Gaza City, has seen multiple Israeli governments during her lifetime and says she sees little difference between any of them.
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she → displace → them
“What will change for Gaza?” she said.
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she → change → Gaza
“Every time we say, ‘God, let the next one be better than the one before.
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one → say → one
She supports 19 family members, and her son and son-in-law are missing, but her main concern is whether the violence in Gaza will intensify again.
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violence → support → Gaza
The almost constant sound of Israeli drones buzzing overhead frightens her and her family.
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sound → buzz → her
Umm Mohammed views this election more with frustration than hope.
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Mohammed → view → hope
Her message is to the Israeli electorate, who will determine the next government, rather than the politicians.
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who → determine → government
We are also human beings, people just like you,” she said.
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she → say → you
No more wars, no more of what is happening in Gaza.”
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what → happen → Gaza
Asked about the possibility of Netanyahu returning to lead the next government, she expressed a fear of further killings, destruction and displacement.
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she → ask → killings
“Enough death, enough destruction, enough displacement,” she said.
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she → say → ?
…and 12 more, not listed.
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