October 10th 2023.
Journalist Plestia Alaqad documented her harrowing experience of being forced to evacuate her home in besieged Gaza. Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Alaqad shared footage on social media, captioned "Day three, still alive", of the grey smoke engulfing the area outside her home after a bombing. The sound of missiles dropping just yards away can be heard as Alaqad flinches in fear.
She explained how residents had gathered in their homes far away from the windows as the airstrikes hit. Her electricity and internet had been cut and she had only two per cent battery left on her phone. Alaqad showed the destruction outside her home, saying she could not process what had happened.
Alaqad and her family were evacuated in the middle of the night, leaving a trail of destruction behind. She said she still couldn't believe how she had made it out alive, and that her family was taken to a hospital to shelter.
The UN human rights chief has reported that multiple residential buildings, including large tower blocks, as well as schools and UN buildings have been struck across Gaza. Gaza's health ministry has estimated that at least 770 people have been killed and 4,000 wounded by Israeli airstrikes since Saturday. They further claim that at least another 18 people were killed and 100 injured in the West Bank since Saturday.
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