Inside the evacuation order imposed by the Israeli military on 1.1 million Gazans living in the North of the region
Government building for issuing ID cards in Gaza City – in the background is Professor Refaat Alareer’s daughter’s school that was damaged in the blast are expected to advance into Gaza within days, as the state seeks to “eradicate” the militant group Hamas in response to a deadly asssault within Israel.
“We thought, why should we leave our homes? But then we thought of my children – I could not risk my children’s lives,” he added.she had initially fled south after witnessing the death of her neighbour, but after hearing about the bombings in the south, she returned to Gaza City in the north of the region.
Refaat Alareer, 44, a professor of world literature at the Islamic University of Gaza who studied at University College, London, is also staying put in northern Gaza with his wife and elder children.“I spoke to my elder children and we thought: we cannot go anywhere. It’s not safe to leave because Israel has intensified its bombing in the South in Rafah, Deir al-Balah and Nusayrat,” he said.
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