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Dr. Kamal Qdeih, interviewed by the second FFM team inhis clinic, Khuza’a. Photo by AV, 10 Sep 2014Sign on front of Dr. Qdeih׳s clinic,Khuza׳a. Photo by AV, 12 Nov 2014About 1,500 people left the area to escape these missiles. They left behind the injured,the elderly and any who could not flee the house, and escaped the clinic area.They later discovered that the Israeli army had occupied and taken over the clinic andDr. Qdeih’s adjacent house. Soldiers’ clothing items were found inside these houses.Significant damage was caused by the Israeli soldiers in the whole area.6. Refuge in the basement, 23-24 July 2014After the clinic came under attack, about 200 of those who had been inside it took shelterin the basement of a neighbouring house, which belonged to Dr. Qdeih’s uncle (point 5 onthe map). The basement, which measured about 40 square meters, was very crowded.Dr. Qdeih said of the flight to the basement:People did things they never thought they would do out of fear: jumping through thewindow, running, jumping fences - but also leaving behind their dear ones or steppingover the injured, in panic and despair. We stayed for one day in the basement with200 others. There were about 80 children.Dr. Qdeih, Samia Abu Daka, her son Kamal and Sami Abu Rijala were among the groupwho fled to the basement. Although the injured were in need of medical assistance,evacuation was impossible due to the heavy shelling of the area. According to thestaff of PHR-Israel, they were contacted by Dr. Kamal Qdeih’s brother, Iyad Qdeih,on 23 July 2014 for assistance in coordinating evacuation of civilians trapped inseveral houses in Khuza’a, including those trapped in this basement. Between 19:00on 23 July 2014 and 09:00 on 24 July 2014 PHR-Israel attempted to coordinate safe85