Gaza survivors describe life under morning of heavy Israeli air strikes

Israeli air strikes have killed at least 110 Palestinians overnight, which have continued on this morning. 

Survivors of the air strikes explain to a Middle East Eye correspondent on the ground, what happened. 

“At 10.30 in the morning we heard the sound of the explosion, it felt like an earthquake,” Abu Abed, a Gaza resident, told Middle East Eye. “Around seven homes came crumbling down, around 1,200 people have been killed in the south, we are told to go to the south then we are bombed there,” he said. 

“Israel is trying to expel people and remove them from their homes and land. All of the international organisations that care about human rights and democracy are against Palestine right now, we are calling on the nations to come out and rally in support for Palestine and the human rights of people. No matter how much we are bombed and killed we won’t give up our land. We will remain on our land, steadfast.” another resident said. 

Arkan Ramadan Baker, a 30-year-old, said that he sought refuge in a relative’s home, when at 6 am strikes hit the home.

“I woke up to pray in the morning to find loud explosions and buildings falling, people trapped underneath them,” he said. “I was trapped for around 15 minutes, it was a strange feeling, what is happening to us is wrong. We followed instructions and went to an area we were told was safe.”

“To me, all of the Arab nations are traitors, because Palestine is being lost in front of us,” he added.