Palestinians who have had to flee their homes since fighting erupted a week ago between Israel and Hamas, have limited access to water, food, hygiene and health services and the Covid-19 pandemic is still a grave concern
GAZA CITY—It was 3 a.m. when the Al-Massri family made a split-second decision to flee their home in the Gaza border town of Beit Hanoun, running out of their house barefoot after an Israeli airstrike nearby shattered glass and spewed shrapnel.
The family, and a group of neighbors who also fled, scooped up all the young children but in the chaotic escape a one-year-old was dropped, breaking his leg. “We didn’t have time to look for our shoes, we had to save our souls,” said 20-year-old Israa Al-Massri, who had already been begging her mother that they needed to leave for hours.a week ago between Israel and Hamas, the militant group which rules Gaza, sheltering in schools, mosques and the homes of family and friends, according to the United Nations.
They have limited access to water, food, hygiene and health services and the Covid-19 pandemic is still a grave concern in the Gaza Strip.
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