When Dunia’s great-aunt was killed in Gaza, it took her three days to find out.
It wasn’t until locals from the north evacuated and came to find her family that they learned the news.
“They came to the area we’re staying in, they looked for us and once they found us, they told my mom and my grandfather that his sister was killed,” Dunia said. CBC News is not providing her full name because she fears for her safety during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Telecommunications in Gaza were cut off on Oct. 27 as the Israel Defence Forces announced it was expanding ground operations, which were launched soon
