"Mohammed al-Dahdouh unloads his 15-member family's belongings from the back of a truck onto the sand of Khan Younis beach. With jerky movements, the 38-year-old Palestinian barber and father of five throws mattresses, blankets, bags of clothing, and household goods onto the ground, a gesture that reflects more anger than concern for possessions that represent the remnants of his former life in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City."
"The situation in Gaza is absolutely catastrophic and terrifying, beyond belief, explains Al-Dahdouh, his voice still heavy with emotion. We moved several times within the city, but Israeli bombing and death followed us everywhere. There was nowhere else to go except south. In these nearly two years of war, Al-Dahdouh and his family have managed to circumvent the restrictions and evacuation orders by moving from one neighborhood to another within the"
Mohammed al-Dahdouh and his 15-member family unload mattresses, blankets and household goods on Khan Younis beach as thousands of displaced families try to build makeshift shelters. He repeats "God is enough for us" while his wife pleads for calm for their children. More than 320,000 Palestinians have fled Gaza City as bombardment intensified and entire neighborhoods became uninhabitable. The Israeli army has begun a ground offensive, designated the city a dangerous combat zone, and warned roughly half a million remaining civilians to leave within 48 hours. Airstrikes, drone strikes and artillery fire have been intensified, and families report repeated displacement over nearly two years of war.
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