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　　Late morning in Beit Lahiya, north of Gaza City.Although it is a work day, this is a ghost town. Mostresidents fled during the Israeli military incursionhere.

　　The purpose of the incursion was to eliminate tunnels and rocket sites of the Hamas groupthat controls Gaza.

　　Residents were warned ahead-of-time to leave the area for their safety. But some chose tostay. Hassan Gabayen was one of them.

　　“We are staying in our homes for our land and our God. We’re trying to protect our peoplehere. We’re not going to leave. We will only leave as martyrs,” says Gabayen.

　　He says some families came back after the Israeli announcement. But most just took a fewbelongings and left again.

　　Many of them took refuge at facilities like a U.N.-run school in Gaza City. It is now a village of2,100 inhabitants. Officials say no one is leaving. Eman al-Kahlot, who stays here with herextended family of 18, explains why.

　　“We don’t believe in what Israel says because yesterday (Saturday) a family from here wentback. They bombarded and the family died. So the Israelis say one thing and do somethingelse,” says al-Kahlot.

　　Residents say the facilities are strained but there is enough help to survive. Yet, even herethey are not safe. Several U.N. schools have been hit recently. Dozens of people were killed.

　　“For me there is no future. I hope in the future our children will have their rights, have theirfreedom as in other countries. Because the life we have here is nothing,” says al-Kahlot.

　　Back in Beit Lahiya, Mahmoud al-Atar expresses a similar despair.

　　“I don’t know what’s going to happen. We’re staying here. Maybe we’ll die. I don’t know, but itwill be an honor. We’re not going to a U.N. school because people are dying there, too. Weprefer to die in our homes.”

　　Some residents no longer have homes to return to. For the others, any cease-fire will onlyannounce more hard times, of reconstruction and rehabilitation.

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