'Death is here and there': Palestinians displaced again as Israel resumes bombing
With the resumption of deadly strikes on Gaza on Tuesday, the Israeli army issued expulsion orders for many Palestinians, primarily those living in towns along the eastern and northern borders with Israel.
Ahmed Mosleh, a Palestinian resident of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, told Middle East Eye that conditions in the area were extremely difficult.
"The shootings and strikes from yesterday have not stopped," he said, explaining that even before the ceasefire, the area was considered a battlefield.
"When the ceasefire began, we returned with hope for peace in our land, but we found our homes destroyed. So, we set up tents and tried to rebuild what we could, exhausting ourselves... but today, we are faced with the same issue," he lamented, referring to the expulsion orders.
He says they are caught between a rock and a hard place, torn between fleeing the area and facing displacement once again, or staying in their dangerous hometown, where ongoing shelling and the looming threat of army raids make survival uncertain.
"We want to stay for as long as possible, but if danger gets too close to our homes, we have no choice but to protect our lives."