Mohammed R Mhawish, resident in Gaza, says the Israeli army has announced humanitarian pauses only on the Salah al-Din road and not the streets leading to it.

“Within the city, the fighting is ongoing, and all the roads in the city are destroyed,” he told Al Jazeera, adding that there’s no way to get to Salah al-Din from downtown Gaza City.

Palestinians have mainly been using the Salah al-Din Road to flee towards southern Gaza.

According to Al Jazeera, Mhawish is staying with 30 other members of his family, most of whom are elderly and unwell or small children, making planning a long trek nearly impossible.

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