Terrified Adelaide family of four who were visiting relatives have been forced to flee south to Rafah where they remain stuck
say they are running out of bread and water, and cannot escape the continuing bombardment and an escalating humanitarian crisis inside the tiny Palestinian strip of land.
The family’s father said they tried to shield their children from the news, “but the radio is always on”. “We are surviving with the bare minimum … bread is a main staple in our cuisine, but it’s an extreme challenge to find any. For water, locals rely on an artesian water well at the local mosque. We queue up for a couple of hours to fill up our jerrycans and bottles.”
“My children do not understand the situation we live in and often ask for things – food or dessert or sweets – that we can’t provide. It breaks my heart that my children never had to ask twice for anything they want and now I feel helpless. My children now have to cope with the shortage of literally everything.”
“My greatest fear is that getting stuck in Gaza is to lose my life or the life of any of my family members,” the father said. “We sleep at night, unsure if we will wake up. We are also slowly starving. I’m worried about my children and malnutrition.” Foreign national hostages have been released by Hamas, and allowed to leave Gaza, indicating it is possible for civilians to leave the occupied territory, the spokesperson said.
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