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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maira Butt

Stalked by bombs and gunfire, Palestinians flee Gaza City on the ‘road of death’

“Everyone used to say Gaza’s beaches are the most beautiful in the world,” says Soliman Hijjy, his voice weary after a relentless 27-hour journey to southern Gaza.

Along al-Rashid Street, which runs parallel to the Mediterranean, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are fleeing Gaza City as Israel ramps up its brutal military campaign. Beauty has given way to destruction and fear.

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