Yasmine Salam is an associate producer with the NBC News Investigative Unit. Previously she worked in the London Bureau, covering international stories.
The Israeli military told them to leave the north, so many Palestinians packed up and fled to southern Gaza. Some walked on foot for 20 miles, others tied mattresses onto the roofs of their cars, with as many as a dozen people then piling on. With no way to leave Gaza, residents sought refuge in schools, sheltered at hospitals, and lined up at the southern border. But they were bombed there, too.
Ambulances swarmed into Nasser Hospital, bringing victims, including injured babies and teenagers — some crying, others silent with shock. A nurse attempted to resuscitate a patient as the person was rolled into the hospital on a gurney. The Israel Defense Forces did not respond to NBC News’ request for comment. It is this inescapability from danger in the south that Sami Malfouh said led his family to move back north, despite the risk of a looming ground invasion.
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