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GAZA CITY, Dubai: Like thousands of others in Gaza, Umm Jihad Ghabayin fled home with her children from Israeli bombardment without taking any essentials let alone a facemask against the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
As entire tower blocks tumble, reduced to smoking rubble by bombs, the immediate danger of devastating airstrikes has replaced for Gazans the less obvious but still deadly risk of COVID-19.
“Of course I’m afraid of catching coronavirus, but it will be easier (to cope with) than Israeli missiles,” mother-of-six Ghabayin said. “Missiles kill us,” one of her children added, his feet covered in dust. After fleeing her home, Ghabayin has found shelter at a UN-supported school where she feels safer from strikes but acknowledges the risk of transmission of COVID-19 is high.
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In Gaza, fear of Israeli bombs outweigh Covid risk
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19/05/2021 - 15:54 Thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes in Gaza amid intense Israeli air strikes, many sheltering in school classrooms MOHAMMED ABED AFP 4 min
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP)
Like thousands of others in Gaza, Umm Jihad Ghabayin fled home with her children from Israeli bombardment without taking any essentials let alone a facemask against the raging Covid-19 pandemic.
In response to rocket fire from Gaza, Israeli strikes have pounded the crowded Palestinian enclave since May 10, killing at least 219 people, according to Gaza s health ministry.
As entire tower blocks tumble, reduced to smoking rubble by bombs, the immediate danger of devastating air strikes has replaced for Gazans the less obvious but still deadly risk of Covid-19.