Dogs start eating bodies of the dead in the streets of Rafah as Israel begins ... trends now
Animals have reportedly started eating the bodies of the dead in the street of Rafah, as Israel begins its evacuation of the city to prepare for an offensive against the last-remaining city in the Gaza Strip.
Dogs have been seen dragging corpses from the graves of people buried in Gaza, according to Palestinian civilians who spoke to the BBC.
Rehab Abu Daqqa, a refugee living in Gaza, told the broadcaster: ' This morning the dogs took out a body from one of the graves and were eating it. From night until dawn the dogs do not let us sleep… our children keep holding on to me because of how scared they are.'
The packs of dogs, a mix of formerly domesticated and already-wild, scavenge for whatever they can eat in the only city left standing in the enclave, which will soon be invaded by the IDF.
The Israeli military this morning told Palestinians to evacuate eastern Rafah, amid an expected military offensive that aims to wipe out any remaining Hamas fighters in the region.
Civilians were told to move to Muwasi, an Israeli-declared humanitarian area near the coast. The army said it had expanded assistance into the area, including field hospitals, tents, food and water. The IDF added that it is expecting to evacuate around 100,000 from eastern Rafah.
Palestinians refugees have been forced to continue their daily lives under difficult conditions
Palestinians who fled Israeli attacks and took refuge in Rafah city are seen trying to maintain their daily lives in makeshift tents under limited means and harsh conditions
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on April 14
Civilians have already been seen leaving Rafah in droves, using any means of transport they can find including donkeys.
Israel believes thousands of Hamas terrorists are still in Rafah, currently home to more than half the population of the Gaza Strip, after months of fighting pushed civilians further and further south.
But a military invasion may result in a humanitarian disaster, and put hundreds of thousands of lives at risk, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Friday.
Negotiations for a potential ceasefire are at an impasse, as Israel rejected Hamas' demands for an end to the assault on the
