Wednesday, May 23, 2007
"Hundreds of refugees, some on foot wearing pajamas and slippers and others in cars and buses, gathered Tuesday night at the nearby Badawi camp, where they were given shelter in school buildings. "We saw people leaving, so we decided to flee on foot," Rasmiya Dawoud, 60, said as she sat in a classroom with her daughter and other relatives. "We were scared. But at that point we had nothing to lose. For the last days we were living in terror and fear. Our children were hungry, thirsty. Our homes were destroyed.""