In the past two weeks, hundreds of thousands of people have fled Rafah, Gaza as violence in the city intensifies between Israel and Hamas. Families are traveling back north, deeper into the strip where little to no humanitarian aid is currently available. Photojournalist Enas Tantesh has this photo report.
In photos: Gaza families search for haven to wait out the war
- By Enas Tantesh
![Families that have recently moved to the Khan Younis area say little, if any humanitarian aid has been available so far, May 14, 2024. (VOA/Enas Tantesh)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-b091-08dc7b5c273b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Families that have recently moved to the Khan Younis area say little, if any humanitarian aid has been available so far, May 14, 2024. (VOA/Enas Tantesh)
![With shortages of everything, including building supplies, families make shelters out of anything they can find near the city of Khan Younis, Gaza, May 14, 2024. (VOA/Enas Tantesh)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-3a60-08dc7b5c20df_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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With shortages of everything, including building supplies, families make shelters out of anything they can find near the city of Khan Younis, Gaza, May 14, 2024. (VOA/Enas Tantesh)
![Families build camps around the grounds of an amusement park outside the city of Khan Younis, Gaza, to wait out the war, May 13, 2024. (VOA/Enas Tantesh)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-59ff-08dc7b5c2048_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Families build camps around the grounds of an amusement park outside the city of Khan Younis, Gaza, to wait out the war, May 13, 2024. (VOA/Enas Tantesh)
![Shortages of cash and fuel in Gaza make it difficult for families to keep moving to escape the battles, May 13, 2024, in Khan Younis, Gaza. (VOA/Enas Tantesh)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-891a-08dc7b5c202e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Shortages of cash and fuel in Gaza make it difficult for families to keep moving to escape the battles, May 13, 2024, in Khan Younis, Gaza. (VOA/Enas Tantesh)