Omar Shubaki and his large family were forced to leave their home east of Gaza City because of the indiscriminate bombardment by Israeli jets, tanks, drones and quadcopters on 7 July.
He had stayed in his house, along with 25 family members, throughout the Israeli military’s previous attacks on the al-Daraj neighborhood.
After the July attacks, they moved to the al-Rimal neighborhood near the United Nations Relief and Works Agency headquarters west of Gaza City.
“I saw thousands of people were fleeing in the streets crazily and lost not knowing where to go,” Shubaki said. “But we all were forced to follow deceitful Israel’s orders to head to the west.”
While on the way there, Shubaki saw scenes of horror: children crying in the streets, looking for their parents, and people weeping and screaming out in agony. ….more