Mohammad Brais, displaced from his home near a potential frontline, sought refuge at his shop, only for it to be struck in one of the numerous air and artillery attacks devastating Gaza.
Smoke rises near damaged buildings following Israeli strikes in Gaza, October 9, 2023 / Photo: Reuters
"Where should we go? Where should we go?" asked 55-year-old Mohammad Brais. He had fled his home near a possible front line to shelter at his shop - only for that to get hit in one of the hundreds of air and artillery strikes already pounding Gaza. Funeral processions wound down Gaza streets. In Rafah, in the south, men strode behind a body being carried on a bier, Palestinian and Hamas flags raised behind.
Families began stockpiling food as soon as Saturday's attack began but fear that despite Hamas assurances supplies will run low. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said 137,000 people were sheltering in UN schools and other facilities.
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