GAZA — The Mashharawi family have already fled their home to a relative’s apartment in the Gaza Strip and are prepared for another dash at any time.
For more than a week, since a conflict erupted with Israel, they have retreated each evening to the windowless corridor, with vital documents and other items packed and ready to grab.
“Our life is full of fear. There is no safety at all,” said Mohammad al-Mashharawi, a father of triplets aged five and a one-year-old infant.
Diplomacy towards a ceasefire between Israel’s military and Palestinian militants in Gaza has yet to deliver an end to the unrelenting exchange of fire, running through the day and night.
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