10 years since Israel pulled troops from region

World Today

The Zusmans lived in their Gaza settlement home for 24 years. When Israel evacuated 25 settlements, overnight they went from an expansive, five-bedroom home to a thirty meter room.

It took seven years for them to get permanent housing. They feel like pawns in a chess game and say the goal behind pulling them out was not achieved. CCTV’s Stephanie Freid filed the report.

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  • According to international law, occupation is defined by two criteria: having boots on the ground and providing civic services to the local population. Israel meets neither criteria in Gaza.