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At Nasser Medical complex in Gaza’s Khan Younis, Nihad Abu Habel, a 30-year-old mother, and her four children, the youngest of which is 10 months old, are forced to live in a tent since escaping death and bombing in Jabalia.

“My husband refused. Most men in my family also refused to evacuate their homes, but I wanted to protect my children and I had to make a difficult decision that I left the area by myself carrying my four children,” the United Nations Development Fund quotes Nihad as saying.

“The hardest thing here is the use of bathroom. Although we do not eat much, we still need to use the bathrooms. We’ve used it only twice in four days and it takes us from 30 to 60 minutes.”

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