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GAZA CITY, Dubai: Like thousands of others in Gaza, Umm Jihad Ghabayin fled home with her children from Israeli bombardment without taking any essentials — let alone a facemask against the raging COVID-19 pandemic. As entire tower blocks tumble, reduced to smoking rubble by bombs, the immediate danger of devastating airstrikes has replaced for Gazans the less obvious — but still deadly — risk of COVID-19. “Of course I’m afraid of catching coronavirus, but it will be easier (to cope with) than Israeli missiles,” mother-of-six Ghabayin said. “Missiles kill us,” one of her child...

In Gaza, fear of Israeli bombs outweigh Covid risk Issued on: 19/05/2021 - 15:54 Thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes in Gaza amid intense Israeli air strikes, many sheltering in school classrooms MOHAMMED ABED AFP 4 min Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) Like thousands of others in Gaza, Umm Jihad Ghabayin fled home with her children from Israeli bombardment without taking any essentials -- let alone a facemask against the raging Covid-19 pandemic. In response to rocket fire from Gaza, Israeli strikes have pounded the crowded Pal...

PHOTO: Said Khatib/AFP The immediate danger of air strikes over Gaza has replaced protection of Covid-19 for Gazans. People have found shelter at a UN-supported school, where they feel safe from bombs but know the risk of being infected with Covid-19 is high. Not many think about wearing masks at the school where there is a lack of hygiene. Like thousands of others in Gaza, Umm Jihad Ghabayin fled home with her children from Israeli bombardment without taking any essentials - let alone a facemask against the raging Covid-19 pandemic. In response to rocket fire from Gaza, Israeli strikes have ...