Grim reality - Palestinian family living among the graves of Gaza

"A displaced Palestinian family was seen living among the graves in a cemetery in Khan Younis, Gaza. Footage on Thursday shows father Mazen Sarhan cooking food over a small fire inside the cemetery while his children played nearby. Other scenes show the family gathered around their iftar meal - the traditional daily breaking of the Ramada fast - and saying a prayer before eating. "I live here because I have no land. I came here to shelter myself. I don’t have money to buy a house like some people do, or even to rent or anything like that," he said. “Since I came here, I have killed 23 scorpions with these two hands, not to mention the snakes and the swarming flies. There is also a foul smell coming from the dead, may God have mercy on them, after dawn," he went on. "My children go to the community kitchens and collect whatever they can — rice and other food." Mazen’s wife, Manal Younis, described life in the cemetery as “very hard and frightening,” adding that her family missed the sense of joy that usually comes with Ramadan this year" “We did not prepare anything to welcome it. We could not do what we used to do in previous years. It does not feel any different from ordinary days." The Gaza War officially ended in October, when Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire deal, with humanitarian aid entering the enclave and hostage-prisoner swaps. This year, phase two discussions on post-war governance and rebuilding began, as the US formed its 'Board of Peace'. "