India, April 30 -- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis at the weekend, where thousands of people appeared to have left at a moments notice, fearing further intense Israeli bombardment.

They used to shelter inside the school yard here, inside the classrooms, using all the external space. Now theres nothing left. Everybody evacuated very quickly, said Louise Wateridge, UNRWA Communications Officer.

Writing in a social media post on X that abandoned childrens shoes were everywhere at the school, the UNRWA officer also pointed to rubble and smashed concrete blocks that fell from the roof after a direct hit.

Lives upended

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