Published : 01-06-2018
The members of the Syrian regime raided the homes of three families on Safad Street on the morning of Wednesday, 30 June, and searched them precisely before expelling them from their homes, on the grounds that there was no permit to return to Yarmouk camp until the Syrian regime decided to do so. These families were forced to leave late at night in the camp, walking on the off-road roads in the streets of Damascus, and sleeping the night on them.
Media sources reported that the regime's forces directed a series of insults and verbal abuse at civilians, saying, "You have embraced the terrorists and you have left with your will. Now you will return only with our will and consent."
A number of families returned to Yarmouk camp, preferring to stay on top of the rubble of their homes to escape the economic and financial burdens caused by the lack of housing, the lack of a breadwinner and the spread of unemployment among them.
On their part, a number of activists demanded the residents of Yarmouk camp to return to their homes and preserve the rest of their property, and to prevent the theft phenomenon carried out by the members of the Syrian regime, of the furniture and belongings of the civilians in the camp.
According to the activists, the idea of inviting the people to return to their camp, came after the that was published by Palestinian Writer and Researcher “Khalil Samady,” on his Facebook page, in which he said: “I heard that very few families returned to their camp despite the damage, destruction and the lack of all of life’s necessities, and stayed in their homes. For this, I invite those who can enter and get to their homes, if still standing, or in the house of any of their relatives or neighbors, after negotiating with them.”
The activists considered that if hundreds of families from Yarmouk camp managed to return to it, with the provision of the least of life’s necessities, gradually it will become a reality and therefore the concerned authorities will be forced to recognize this reality. The noted that the camp's lack of population would make it more difficult for them to return to, as the case in the Nahr al-Bared camp.
On the importance of the idea and the possibility of its implementation, some residents said that the return of the residents of the camp is not related to their decision, but to the decision of the Syrian government, pointing out that the issue is greater than that the Yarmouk people return to it or not return, but in their words, that the hidden is greater and what is brought under the table to the camp is terrible.
While others applauded the idea and considered it right, pointing out that there are many houses still present, which make up about 30% of the camp. Return is required immediately, as well as housing by any means and imposing the reality. They noted that these are their homes, lanes and properties and they must be protected, calling on the residents of the camp to stay in the empty houses of the camp until their true owners come, and the non-repetition of the demolition and destruction of the camps in Sabra, Shatila, Miye ou Miye and Nahr al-Bared.
While some considered that the decision to return to the camp is dangerous to people, especially that the regime will accuse them of terrorism and belonging to armed groups. Therefore, they demanded that the return to the camp takes place in coordination with UNRWA and international organizations to ensure their safety.
The members of the Syrian regime raided the homes of three families on Safad Street on the morning of Wednesday, 30 June, and searched them precisely before expelling them from their homes, on the grounds that there was no permit to return to Yarmouk camp until the Syrian regime decided to do so. These families were forced to leave late at night in the camp, walking on the off-road roads in the streets of Damascus, and sleeping the night on them.
Media sources reported that the regime's forces directed a series of insults and verbal abuse at civilians, saying, "You have embraced the terrorists and you have left with your will. Now you will return only with our will and consent."
A number of families returned to Yarmouk camp, preferring to stay on top of the rubble of their homes to escape the economic and financial burdens caused by the lack of housing, the lack of a breadwinner and the spread of unemployment among them.
On their part, a number of activists demanded the residents of Yarmouk camp to return to their homes and preserve the rest of their property, and to prevent the theft phenomenon carried out by the members of the Syrian regime, of the furniture and belongings of the civilians in the camp.
According to the activists, the idea of inviting the people to return to their camp, came after the that was published by Palestinian Writer and Researcher “Khalil Samady,” on his Facebook page, in which he said: “I heard that very few families returned to their camp despite the damage, destruction and the lack of all of life’s necessities, and stayed in their homes. For this, I invite those who can enter and get to their homes, if still standing, or in the house of any of their relatives or neighbors, after negotiating with them.”
The activists considered that if hundreds of families from Yarmouk camp managed to return to it, with the provision of the least of life’s necessities, gradually it will become a reality and therefore the concerned authorities will be forced to recognize this reality. The noted that the camp's lack of population would make it more difficult for them to return to, as the case in the Nahr al-Bared camp.
On the importance of the idea and the possibility of its implementation, some residents said that the return of the residents of the camp is not related to their decision, but to the decision of the Syrian government, pointing out that the issue is greater than that the Yarmouk people return to it or not return, but in their words, that the hidden is greater and what is brought under the table to the camp is terrible.
While others applauded the idea and considered it right, pointing out that there are many houses still present, which make up about 30% of the camp. Return is required immediately, as well as housing by any means and imposing the reality. They noted that these are their homes, lanes and properties and they must be protected, calling on the residents of the camp to stay in the empty houses of the camp until their true owners come, and the non-repetition of the demolition and destruction of the camps in Sabra, Shatila, Miye ou Miye and Nahr al-Bared.
While some considered that the decision to return to the camp is dangerous to people, especially that the regime will accuse them of terrorism and belonging to armed groups. Therefore, they demanded that the return to the camp takes place in coordination with UNRWA and international organizations to ensure their safety.
