Israel has reportedly delayed its plans for a ground invasion of Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza where around 1.5 million Palestinians displaced from other parts of the enclave have been forced by Israel’s more than six-month military campaign. But people on the ground are still bracing for the expected catastrophic humanitarian impact a ground invasion would have. Al-Mawasi - a strip of agricultural land along Gaza’s southern coast - has become a staging ground for many of these efforts. Hundreds of thousands of people have already sought shelter in the area, which was unilaterally declared a ‘safe zone’ by Israel earlier in the war. That hasn’t stopped the Israeli military from occasionally bombing and killing civilians in al-Mawasi. The region also lacks basic infrastructure, including paved roads, clean drinking water, and electricity. As Mohamed Soulaimane reports in this video, local farmers have been at the forefront of the humanitarian response, helping to house displaced people on their properties and provide for their basic needs.
This video is published in collaboration with Egab.
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