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Video: Gazans flee homes and seek refuge in UN schools Sherine Tadros, Al Jazeera, Jan 5, 2009
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, many families are being displaced. About 13,000 people have fled their homes because of Israel's continuing assault on Gaza. Many lived on the outskirts of the Strip and are now in Gaza City, staying at UN schools that have been turned into makeshift shelters. Sherine Tadros spoke to some Gazans who say there is nowhere they feel safe.
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