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David__77

(23,673 posts) Mon May 6, 2024, 08:51 AM May 6

To background of bombs, Palestinians flee Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere once again [View all]

RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 6 (Reuters) - Lashed by the rain and fearful of Israeli bombs, Palestinian civilians headed out of sodden tented camps or family homes in Rafah on Monday to seek refuge elsewhere in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected Israeli army offensive.

Some loaded children and possessions onto donkey carts, some packed into cars, others simply walked. The roof of at least one car was piled high with mattresses. Another had a wheelchair stowed in the boot.

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"We have been awake since two in the morning because of the bombardment, and we woke up in the morning to find rain pouring, we drowned in the rain, our clothes and items as well - we are out on the streets," said camp resident Aminah Adwan.

"We also woke up to much worse news, the call to evacuate Rafah. The biggest genocide will take place, the biggest catastrophe will take place in Rafah," she said.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/background-bombs-palestinians-flee-rafah-seek-shelter-elsewhere-once-again-2024-05-06/

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To background of bombs, Palestinians flee Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere once again [View all] David__77 May 6 OP

Genocide and other war crimes malaise May 6 #1

Awful, unimaginable, horrific suffering and death. AloeVera May 6 #2

10 countries around Gaza could take them. But no. They don't want Palestinians. Very telling. jimfields33 May 6 #27

Please explain erodriguez May 6 #39

Countries all around the Middle East were asked to take Palestinian as refugees jimfields33 May 6 #42

First of all, we find that the Hamas numbers were significantly wrong and highly exaggerated on deaths. jimfields33 May 6 #28

What others Mountainguy May 6 #31

One gets an impression that there are no entrenched battallions of well armed terrorists in Rafah Beastly Boy May 6 #3

So is your take that the ethnic cleansing and killing of civilians is acceptable? erodriguez May 6 #6

According to Hamas ... Mossfern May 6 #8

that is clearly not what they are saying LymphocyteLover May 6 #10

You are ignoring the content of my post in its entirety. Beastly Boy May 6 #15

One can certainly think so BuddhaGirl May 6 #29

Wow, what a wonderful example of projection. Well done. nt TeamProg May 6 #9

Projection of what and by whom? Beastly Boy May 6 #17

And you can use the block feature, too. ❤️ littlemissmartypants May 6 #23

And that will fix the post devoid of any rhyme or reason, right? Beastly Boy May 6 #25

It won't keep the peanut gallery from hassling and trying to get a rise out of you but littlemissmartypants May 6 #30

Being a jew, i deem the prevailing anti-Israel narrative to pose danger to my life, not just my health. Beastly Boy May 6 #35

That doesn't make any sense to me at all... littlemissmartypants May 6 #37

Fear of antisemitism doesn't often make sense to those who never experienced it. Beastly Boy May 6 #38

How is criticizing how Israel's right wing government prosecutes this war borderline anti-Semitic? erodriguez May 6 #40

Did you even read my post or the post I responded to? Beastly Boy May 6 #43

I think most people here at DU Cuthbert Allgood May 6 #45

Medhi Hassan has reported that the IDF was using fake audio to lure Palestinians out of tents so they could murder them. Lonestarblue May 6 #4

That is consistent with the general approach of attacking an entire people. David__77 May 6 #5

From the cited Snopes article: Beastly Boy May 6 #7

"There appears to be only one video purporting to show the drones playing the audio of crying babies" TeamProg May 6 #12

"Purporting to show" Beastly Boy May 6 #19

C'mon. Everyone knows snopes is Zionist BannonsLiver May 6 #14

true or not but it's also been reported that Hamas does the same thing to lure the IDF into traps LymphocyteLover May 6 #11

That article is from three weeks ago PatSeg May 6 #13

Why would they need tonlure them out Mountainguy May 6 #32

Damn those bomb proof tents!!! Right? EX500rider May 6 #46

Are the tents somehow bomb proof? Otherwise I see no sense in that tactic EX500rider May 6 #47

It's not "sef-defense". It's conquest. Bibi The Conquerer? Or Bibi the Barbarian? Ping Tung May 6 #16

If it's not self-defense, Beastly Boy May 6 #21

One word. Ping Tung May 6 #22

What are you talking about? There are no settlers in Gaza. Beastly Boy May 6 #24

Israeli colonists on Palestinian land. Ping Tung May 6 #33

Isn't Gaza the Palestinian land that is being discussed in this thread? Beastly Boy May 6 #36

PT is repeating the "Waterfront Condos" theory. maxsolomon May 6 #48

A bunch of right wing Israelis are looking to settle Gaza erodriguez May 6 #41

A bunch of Palestinian terrorists are looking to settle Israel. Beastly Boy May 6 #44

Post removed Post removed May 6 #18

Are you saying he's complicit in alleged genocide? BannonsLiver May 6 #20

Getting the job done nowforever May 6 #26

My God. The main hospital and both crossings AloeVera May 6 #34