Leila Molana-Allen:Ahead, emerging over the crest of a military outpost, Gazan civilians on foot weighed down not by the meager bags they carry, but by weeks of constant fear and devastating loss.
As Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza by air and by land, behind me, you can see hundreds of Gazan civilians trying to evacuate down the main north-south highway.
They're weary and hungry, and, in the background, you can hear gunfire, which the Israeli military tells us is Hamas militants fighting with Israeli soldiers as they try to stop civilians evacuating.
The IDF call out regularly in both Hebrew and English, hoping to find hostages hidden in the crowds and signal to them to come out.
Abu Shady says his community has suffered beyond imagining and now faces a long walk into the unknown.

A look at the destruction in Gaza after 5 weeks of war between Israel and Hamas