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Civilians in Gaza declare that “death is better than leaving” after Israel gave them 24 hours to evacuate before unleashing an all-out assault.

Civilians in Gaza declare that “death is better than leaving” after Israel gave them 24 hours to evacuate before unleashing an all-out assault.

After Israel allowed them 24 hours before launching an all-out assault, Gaza inhabitants said they would rather die than evacuate their homes. Despite the UN's warning that the area is "fast becoming a hellhole," there was little sign of a mass evacuation by Friday afternoon. 'Death is better than leaving,' said Mohammad, 20, as he stood in the street beside a building leveled by an Israeli air attack two days earlier near Gaza's center. 'I was born here, and I will die here; leaving is a stigma,' she says. With power outages and food and water running low in the Palestinian enclave following a week ...

According to the UN, there are around 260,000 refugees in Gaza.

According to the UN, there are around 260,000 refugees in Gaza.

On October 7, 2023, Palestinians from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip crossed the border fence with Israel and took control of an Israeli Merkava battle tank. As militants from the blockaded Palestinian enclave penetrated Israel before dawn, the army and medical personnel reported that barrages of rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing at least one person. (Image credit: SAID KHATIB/AFP) The Gaza Strip is still being heavily bombed by Israel from the air, land, and sea, according to the United Nations, forcing over 260,000 Palestinians to abandon their homes. It further stated that since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Saturday, which sparked Israel's retaliatory ...