Stranded, their properties demolished, family members killed and repeatedly displaced on their land, they’d sought refuge in Rafah in the far southern reaches of the Strip to flee loss of life and destruction and to discover a protected place that doesn’t exist.
They at the moment are heading alongside the coastal highway once more to an unknown destiny with the begin of navy operations in the jap areas of Rafah.
UN News’s Ziad Taleb, who’s in Gaza, spoke with a number of Palestinians who made the journey.
Sobhi Massoud, a Gazan who misplaced all his youngsters and was displaced a number of instances since the warfare began in Gaza.
‘Every hour we are displaced’
Sobhi Massoud shared his confusion at the new developments. The aged man has been displaced a number of instances in spite of everything his youngsters have been killed and his property was destroyed in Jabalia camp. He lastly ended up in the metropolis of Rafah, which Israeli authorities have declared a protected zone.
But, his struggling didn’t finish there.
“Every day we are displaced. Every hour we are displaced,” he mentioned.
He defined that he had been compelled to flee once more to the Al-Mawasi space, which lacks the most elementary requirements. He pointed to his cane on which he leaned.
Abu Kamal al-Yaziji was displaced from Gaza City to Rafah and is now searching for shelter in the Al Mawasi space in central Gaza.
“It’s all gone,” Mr. Massoud mentioned. “This is the one thing that remains. I can’t even find a mattress to sleep on.”
‘Fed up with life’
Abu Kamal al-Yaziji, who was displaced from Gaza City in the north, mentioned what was occurring in the enclave was unprecedented.
Directing his voice to the Israeli authorities, he mentioned “this is not a self-defense operation; what you are doing is revenge.”
He added that if he had the alternative to promote his property even at half its worth to ship his youngsters and grandchildren out of Gaza, he would have accomplished so to safe their future.
“I am fed up with life. There is no life in Gaza,” he said.
“Gaza has no future. The people of Gaza have never seen such suffering. What is happening now is something we have never seen nor felt nor will see again in our lifetimes.”
Mohammed Salah Rajab was displaced from Gaza City a number of instances and is now searching for shelter in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza.
‘Gaza has nothing but God’
Young Mohammed Salah Rajab’s journey started in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, then on to his sister’s home in Khan Younis after which to the Hay al-Salam space in Rafah.
After shelling over the previous few days and informing residents of the must evacuate, he took refuge in Deir Al-Balah, which is an space adjoining to Al-Mawasi. Mr. Rajab mentioned he doesn’t know what awaits him now.
“We don’t know what our fate is,” he mentioned. “We expected the ceasefire deal would be reached, and we would go to Gaza City, but the opposite happened. Only God knows what will happen to us.”
The younger Gazan hoped that his voice would attain the world exterior.
“Gaza has nothing but God,” he mentioned.
Displaced once more, a gaggle of individuals construct new tents in Al Mawasi in central Gaza.