Shelling at night, gunfire by day in Israel's expanding zone of control in Gaza
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In a joint statement , U.N. agencies and aid groups criticized Israel's moving lines of control, saying this is restricting access to aid for thousands of families and leading to lethal Israeli killings of people moving through areas lacking clear demarcation on the ground.

A ghost town of shelling and gunfire

At the start of the ceasefire, 500 families lived in al-Shujaiya. Today, fewer than 50 families remain. The neighborhood is a moonscape of rubble and debris, but it was once a thriving neighborhood of more than 100,000 people before the war.

Now, the closest source of drinking water is a half-hour walk away. There are no clinics, bakeries or shops in the area.

"You get scared to catch a bullet just walking or a missile and be blown apart," said local resident Saeed al-Hattab. "It's terrifying. It's very dangerous to go outside after sunset," he added.

NPR witnessed a ghost town with few people on the streets, even during the day.

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