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We speak with journalist Akram al-Satarri, reporting from Rafah, the southernmost part of Gaza bordering Egypt, where more than a million Palestinians are now packed together following forced relocations from elsewhere in the territory. Israel is threatening to launch a ground invasion of Rafah, which Israel had previously designated as a safe zone. Al-Satarri describes how hunger, thirst and other pressures are impacting the displaced population as the death toll continues to rise from Israel’s assault. “Every single time I walk one step in Gaza, I always imagine myself being blown up,” he says. “The killing is massive. The killing is thorough. And I think no one in Gaza is protected, no safe haven.”


This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! 2 and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Citations

[1] “I Always Imagine Myself Being Blown Up”: Journalist in Rafah on Dire Situation as Invasion Looms | Democracy Now! ➤ http://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/15/rafah_update_akram_al_satarri