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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ruth Michaelson

Diseases spread in overcrowded Rafah as Gaza’s population forced south

Displaced Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis packed into the back of a lorry
Displaced Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis. Tens of thousands more are expected to arrive in Rafah in the coming days. Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Haneen Harara wakes up each morning in the southern Gazan city of Rafah thinking about the long queues and crowds that stand between her and the survival basics of food, water and medical care.

The film-maker and employee at a Dutch charity considers herself lucky that she and 15 members of her family reached the city on Gaza’s border with Egypt in time to find a house at which to stay. Many others have found shelter from the winter cold in tents that fill with water every time it rains.

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