‘We’ve nothing left to lose’: Gazans reply to Trump’s warnings | Gaza Information

Gaza Metropolis – For a lot of in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s latest threats really feel like nothing greater than a justification for additional violence and collective punishment towards them.

Late on Wednesday, Trump had threatened the individuals of Gaza, saying they might all be “lifeless” if captives continued to be held there.

As Gaza continues to grapple with the devastating aftermath of warfare – mass displacement, widespread destruction, and dire humanitarian circumstances – individuals are exhausted and sceptical about worldwide efforts to resolve the warfare.

Al Jazeera spoke to Palestinians in northern Gaza about Trump’s threats.

‘Nothing left to grieve’

Yasser al-Sharafa, 59, stated he ignores these threats as a result of, like many in Gaza, he has “nothing left to lose”.

Now, he runs a makeshift stand promoting sweet and snacks to kids.

Earlier than, he stated: “I was a widely known clothes service provider. I had a big store, a six-storey constructing, a automobile, and inventory warehouses in Tel al-Hawa in Gaza Metropolis. All these years of arduous work vanished, destroyed within the warfare.

“In all places you look is destruction, break, and distress. Is there something left for us to grieve?

“Trump or whoever, it makes no distinction.”

Displaced southwards in the course of the warfare, al-Sharafa and his household returned to the north after the ceasefire started, solely to discover a devastated space the place life is barely doable.

“Even when we hand over the captives, nothing will change. The warfare may return at any second beneath a brand new pretext they provide you with. We’ve misplaced belief in the whole world.”

‘Is Gaza the foundation of the world’s issues?’

Jamila Mahmoud, 62, didn’t hear Trump’s actual phrases, however a few of her members of the family mentioned it on Thursday morning.

“As you see, we’re utterly lower off from the whole lot. No web, no electrical energy, no technique of communication,” she stated.

Mahmoud believes Trump’s threats are a part of a psychological warfare aimed toward forcing individuals out of Gaza.

“Each time, there’s a brand new situation – generally, it’s speak of pressured displacement; generally, it’s Israel taking on Gaza; and at this time, it’s threats to all of Gaza’s residents over the captives.”

“Has Gaza all of the sudden grow to be the foundation of all of the world’s issues?” she requested.

Mahmoud insists that it doesn’t matter what occurs, she’s going to by no means hand over her proper to stay in Gaza, her homeland.

“I’ll stay on my land, even when it’s simply the rubble of my house, it doesn’t matter what,” she affirmed.

‘Nobody’s standing by us’

Ayman Abu Dayyeh, strolling house with just a few meals objects for his household, instructed Al Jazeera he simply needs “Hamas to prioritise the general public curiosity proper now – to simply accept a deal, negotiate, and hand over the captives so this limitless nightmare can lastly finish.”

“That is the one cheap choice … our place is weak, and nobody’s standing by us,” the 60-year-old added.

However he does doubt that handing over the captives is not going to finish the warfare for Trump and Israel, though it might make a future warfare much less devastating.

“I imagine the American individuals will reject these threats. They gained’t settle for their nation main one other genocidal warfare,” Abu Dayyeh stated.

“We’ve misplaced 50,000 individuals. Two of my sons had been killed on this warfare – in October and December 2023 – two younger males of their prime. I misplaced my house, too. We’ve had sufficient loss and struggling,” he added.

“The Arab states are silent, and the Europeans are silent. How can we proceed combating with none supporters? We’ll be the one victims.”

‘Go away us alone’

Wael Abu Ahmed, 75, from Sheikh Radwan in northern Gaza Metropolis, stated he was shocked by Trump’s threats.

“What do now we have left in Gaza? We’ve witnessed horrors on this warfare – haven’t they completed sufficient?” he requested, sitting on a roadside curb.

“Trump’s statements carry no weight or worth. I believe he’s simply making threats to stress Hamas. The one factor left for them to do is wipe us out solely,” he added.

Ahmed, a retired bureaucrat and father of 5, now lives along with his kids and grandchildren in a single condo after their home was repeatedly focused throughout Israel’s warfare.

He had refused to evacuate to the south and remained in northern Gaza along with his household till the ceasefire.

“I’ve lived extra years than I’ve left. I stayed in my house and stated: ‘I’ll die right here it doesn’t matter what.’

“Go away us alone. Allow us to face the catastrophe that has befallen us – or kill us all and put us out of our distress. That’s all I’ve left to say,” he concluded, strolling away.