Gaza’s First Steps Toward Recovery Begin in the Rubble

Today our team "Lily Jay Foundation", marked the beginning of something that Gaza has waited for far too long: the slow, painful, necessary process of cleaning up a city shattered by war.

Every street our team stepped into told the same story buildings torn open, homes collapsed, metal twisted into shapes that don’t look real. The destruction is overwhelming. It stretches as far as the eye can see, and the weight of it is impossible to ignore.

As the cleanup began, one discovery served as a terrifying reminder of what Gaza has lived through: a bomb buried deep under the rubble, still unexploded. Even after the war, danger remains hidden beneath the surface. People here can’t simply move forward they must navigate the remnants of violence that continue to threaten their lives.

But this is Gaza: a place where life refuses to disappear.

Among the ruins, children chase each other through narrow spaces cleared just enough to walk. Shopkeepers open what’s left of their stores, trying to keep a sense of normalcy alive. Families sweep the dust from the small corners they still call home. There is heartbreak, but there is also extraordinary strength.

The war might be over, but the reality is clear: nothing will ever be the same again. Clearing the rubble is only phase one of a journey that will take years. Rebuilding homes, healing trauma, and restoring a city from the ground up it’s a long, uncertain road ahead.

Yet this is the beginning.

Gaza is rising in the only way it can: slowly, painfully, and with courage.

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