Growing numbers of Palestinians are fleeing their homes for makeshift shelters in schools, office buildings and a park as the Israeli Army continues to press its military campaign deeper into Gaza City. According to the United Nations, about 40,000 people are living in schools it sponsors and an estimated 70,000 have fled to the houses of relatives. These figures still represent a small part of Gaza's 1.5 million population, but according to U.N. officials the numbers have doubled in the past four days, raising concerns about the humanitarian impact of a broader war.

Growing numbers of Palestinians are fleeing their homes for makeshift shelters in schools, office buildings and a park as the Israeli Army continues to press its military campaign deeper into Gaza City. According to the United Nations, about 40,000 people are living in schools it sponsors and an estimated 70,000 have fled to the houses of relatives. These figures still represent a small part of Gaza's 1.5 million population, but according to U.N. officials the numbers have doubled in the past four days, raising concerns about the humanitarian impact of a broader war.