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30 percent of the evacuees declared - they are not sure that we will return home, according to a survey published today (Sunday) by the civil movement for the renewal of the evat.
The survey, conducted among the residents of the Otaf five months after the outbreak of the war on the day of the terrible massacre that shook their lives, also revealed that about 60 percent of them feel that since October 7, their day-to-day conduct has been affected to a great extent to a very great extent.
30% are not sure that they will return home.
A destroyed house in Kibbutz Bari/Uri Sela
A destroyed house in Kibbutz Bari/Uri Sela
Of the 30 percent who are not sure that they will return to their home - 11 percent claim that they will not return.
Those who stated that they would return - listed three reasons that would make them return, while a share of 49% was occupied by the house, 23% employment and the economy, 21% the community and friends, as well as 12% who wish to return as part of the mobilization to eradicate Hamas.
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Half of the returnees - will return for home, 12 percent - to eradicate Hamas.
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However, it also emerged that about 50% think that their place of evacuation is better than where they live, including about 80% who think that the place of evacuation is safer than home.
Also, about 60% stated that their day-to-day conduct has been affected to a large or very large extent since the events of October 7.
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80 percent believe that an evacuation place is safer than home, and still - most of them will return.
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"Atid La'Otef", a civil organization for the restoration of the Otef that carried out the survey, was established "out of a sense of obligation to the communities and responsibility for our future, to rise from the pain and unite under one apolitical movement to take a practical part in promising that the future will look different - without waiting for someone else to do it without us." .
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