For many Palestinians, it is not the first time they face the costly prospect of home reconstruction.
![A Palestinian boy walks through the debris of a house destroyed in Israeli air raids on Gaza City [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-02T084440Z_1690465448_RC27SN9RQYR6_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-ICRC.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman is a Gaza-based writer
For many Palestinians, it is not the first time they face the costly prospect of home reconstruction.
![A Palestinian boy walks through the debris of a house destroyed in Israeli air raids on Gaza City [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-02T084440Z_1690465448_RC27SN9RQYR6_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-ICRC.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Many terrified Gaza civilians said their final goodbyes to family during the 11-day Israeli onslaught.
![The Palestinian death toll stood at 248, including 66 children, with more than 1,900 people wounded from Israeli air and artillery attacks [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-05-21T102548Z_735650782_RC28KN9T08IL_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)