As fighting between Israel and Hamas intensifies near to the Egyptian border, hundreds of thousands of people have left Gaza’s southern city of Rafah and many more are on the move. Palestinian families say they have no safe place to flee to, and no aid available when they get there.
The Rafah border crossing from Gaza has been closed to the majority of Palestinians by Egypt ever since Israel and Hamas in October. But there are accusations that a company is profiteering from refugees by offering travel from Gaza into Egypt for thousands of dollars per person.
While mediators work on a new cease-fire in the five-month war that includes calls for the release of more hostages held by Hamas, Israel says it is pushing ahead with plans for a ground invasion in the Gaza city of Rafah to drive out Hamas militants.