Inside Gaza And Under Israeli Fire, A Family Tries To Stay Safe
The beginning of Israel's ground invasion Thursday night was loud. Explosions lit up the sky to the north and east and boomed throughout the Gaza Strip.
But Friday started pretty quietly for Rashad Abu Tawila.
"It was before dawn," the Gaza resident recalls. "I went out on my balcony to have a glass of water and get a breath of fresh air."
There were explosions in the distance, but nothing that worried him.
And then, a rocket hit the bedroom where his daughters usually sleep.
Luckily, they stayed in the living room last night. No one was hurt. Everyone in the house — all 40 extended family members — rushed downstairs and outside.
"We divided people up and sent them different places. Some went to another neighborhood," he says. "The men and boys stayed outside. We sent most of the kids down the street to our cousins' house."
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