More than two and a half years after the October 2023 war began, dozens of Palestinian workers from Gaza remain stranded in the West Bank, unable to return home despite the ceasefire that started in October 2025. Living in makeshift shelters including under stadium bleachers and in former changing rooms, men like 54-year-old Sameer Abu Salah—who lost two sons to airstrikes—now collect recyclables to survive while sending remittances to families in Gaza, where 81% of structures were destroyed and unemployment reached 80%.