Al Jazeera has obtained exclusive video of dozens of Palestinians who attempted to flee south from Gaza City this morning and said they were attacked by the Israeli army.
The families made their way on al-Rasheed Street, a corridor the Israeli army has in the past designated for the safe travel of the displaced.
They were shelled by Israeli army vehicles, which they said killed and wounded a number of them. They then fled back to Gaza City, where fighting has been raging for a number of days, particularly in the Zeitoun neighbourhood.
The families carried white flags in an attempt to prevent attack by the Israeli army.
They said they decided to leave Gaza City because of the extreme lack of food and humanitarian aid.
“We went out because of hunger, the price of a bag of flour is 3,000 shekels (about $825), and we don’t have money,” said one man who was part of the group.
“We don’t know where to go, we are tired … Israel is targeting everyone, even the animals have not been spared. The situation is very difficult, we have no words to say. I have a son for 38 days whose fate I do not know,” said another.
source: AlJazeera
