Rafah City, Gaza Strip - May 6, 2024

Storyline:
Displaced people had to once again flee the eastern neighborhoods of Gaza's southernmost city Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere on Monday, as the Israeli army ordered local residents to evacuate to a so-called "humanitarian zone" in southwestern Gaza's Al Mawasi in preparation for a planned ground assault in eastern Rafah.

On the early morning of Monday, eastern Rafah's roads were filled with cars and horse carts and walking people.

In tent camps, many were busy packing up their belongings from water to mattress and loading them onto vehicles. Many camps which had been overcrowded become empty.

Facing an unknown fate, many were overwhelmed with despair.

Israel's military said on Monday night that it was carrying out large-scale airstrikes in Rafah, hours after Hamas announced acceptance of an Egyptian-Qatari proposal regarding a ceasefire in the strip.

In the meantime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the proposal is far from meeting Israel's "core demands", and that the government will send a delegation to Cairo to exhaust every possibility of reaching an agreement acceptable to Israel.

Also, a Qatari delegation will head to Cairo on Tuesday for indirect negotiations on the Gaza truce between Israel and Hamas through mediators, according to a spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry.

Shotlist:
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - May 6, 2024:
1. Various of displaced people fleeing by cars, donkey carts, on foot;
2. Various of displaced people packing belongings at tent camp before fleeing;
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Muammar, displaced person:
"We are going to Al-Mawasi. I think it's just unfortunate. Even if I could get to Al-Mawasi, I'm penniless and couldn't afford a tent there. I don't know what to say."
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salman Kara, displaced person (partially overlaid with shot 5):
"The Israeli army said that we have to leave because this place is dangerous. In accordance with the requirements of the Israeli army, we are now trying to find a safe place, but there is no safe place in the Gaza Strip. I'm currently taking down my tent and getting ready to move, but I don't know where to go."
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5. Displaced people packing up things at tent camp before fleeing;
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6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sahar Nasr, displaced person (partially overlaid with shot 7):
"We will be homeless again, and now I have nothing but the clothes I am wearing. Many places in Rafah have been bombed. My six children and I have nowhere to go. I have no idea where we should go."
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7. Displaced people putting belongings on vehicles;
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8. Displaced people's belongings.

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