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Tens of thousands take shelter in Gaza schools
18 May 2021 11:15 BST
According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), over 38,000 people have taken shelter in their schools in Gaza, fleeing from Israeli shelling.
“There is nowhere to flee in Gaza. Before the relentless bombing had been unleashed the choice was between Covid and hunger, and that was bleak enough,” UNRWA’s Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said on Twitter.
Many people are seeking safety in the densely populated besieged strip, as many residential buildings have been flattened, after over a week of heavy Israeli bombardment.
Since the start of the bombardment, over 200 Palestinians have been killed, including over 60 children inside the Gaza Strip.
