Thousands of Palestinian families have left their homes in the northern Gaza Strip after Israel warned them to leave before attacking them . The families have sought refuge at several schools in #Gaza City. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reports women and children make up a sizeable number of civilians of the current Israeli air strikes. “We want to end this siege,” explained one of the displaced women at the school, adding, “We don’t know what to do. This is the third year we have fled. Everything is under attack.” Many of the families staying at the school don’t know if, or when, they can return home. Or even if their homes are still standing. “They are human beings like others in the world with their identity and the same hopes and expectations for an improved future for their children.” As a direct result of military operations, around 17,000 refugees have sought refuge in UNRWA schools, some being displaced to the very same classrooms for the third time in five years. Meanwhile, Israeli rockets continue to be fired at various cities and civilians and the Israeli massacres are still ongoing over #Gaza . Photos by Shady Alassar
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 21:54:54 +0000
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