Samah Al-Haddad, a 30-year-old English teacher from Gaza City, said she is determined to stay in her family home despite the intensity of airstrikes and ground fire. About 50,000 people have moved from the areas under Israeli evacuation orders to other parts of Gaza City, according to the United Nations. For the past two weeks Israel kept closed the crossings used by aid trucks to reach northern Gaza, humanitarian groups say. On Monday, a World Food Program delivery of 30 trucks containing food was permitted to enter northern Gaza. Her immediate family has decided to stay in Gaza City even as the fighting inches closer.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 15, 2024 14:13 UTC