Israel on Friday declared Gaza City a combat zone and said it would end daytime pauses in fighting to allow aid to get in.  

 

But still, many residents are determined to stay. Iman Qassem lives in Gaza City since being displaced from Beit Hanoun: 

"Where are we going to go? If we want to leave, where are we going to go? You can see that all the areas have no space. There are people who were displaced yesterday and paid for transportation as much as 2,000 shekels ($601) and then they came back to find that their place has been taken. There is no space. Even if jets drop leaflets asking us to leave and we don't find a place, we will not leave. If they want to hit us, let them. We die everyday." 

 

Gaza City resident Akram Mzini says he won't go:

"We will not leave because displacement is very difficult. We were displaced to the south before and displacement in the south is not simple and it is costly. We were displaced to Rafah, Deir al-Balah and Zawaida and life is very difficult. Life is difficult so we will stay in our home and whatever God wants will happen." 

 

Gaza City residents say they will stay despite Israel's declaration of 'combat zone'

if you are innocent, keep your head down and stay away from Hamas. You can google blast radii but Id be looking at 150 feet.