Although only 15km between Beit Lahia and Gaza City, it took Almasri five hours to walk with her children in tow due to their worn-out shoes, and the rough and uneven road.

“I wanted to rest in Salah al-Deen Street along the way, but the snipers were shooting close to us. I was afraid for my children," she said.

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Alradiya narrowly survived one […] attack last week while helping collect water outside the school. An eight-year-old girl was shot in the neck.

“I carried her, crying, to the medical corner, but her bleeding was uncontrollable. She was vomiting blood and passed away in my arms,” Alradiya told MEE. “Her death was the most devastating thing I’ve witnessed in my entire life.”