Israeli warplanes drop leaflets urging residents in designated ‘safe zone’ to leave immediately

Israeli warplanes dropped leaflets on Wednesday urging residents of Al-Nusairat Camp in middle Gaza to evacuate their homes- an area that was designated safe earlier.

"We fled from Beit Lahia to Gaza City and then to Al-Nusairat Camp. Today, they instructed us to flee our houses in blocks 2348, 2325, 2347, 662, 2322, 2324, and 2346, including Al-Salam, Al-Shouhada, Besan, and Alyarmouk neighborhoods," Laura, a displaced mum of four  in block 2322 told Middle East Eye.

"This is our third evacuation. Every time we flee to a safer area, they mark it as unsafe again. We feel helpless and hopeless. We have been trying to find a car to move us but no driver is willing to drive under bombardment,” she added.

According to Laura, Rafah has become overcrowded as Israel forces residents from different areas to move there. The overcrowding has caused starvation and disease to spread, raising concerns that it could cause more preventable deaths.

" They are making life hell for us. I am a mum of four children who are terrified by the bombardment. We fled our homes without clothes or money. The situation is dire, and the world is silent," she said. 

Reporting by Walaa Sabah