GAZA CITY, Palestine

Displaced Palestinians have cited humiliation from Israeli forces as they fled south amid an ongoing military assault on the Gaza Strip.

Thousands of Gazans moved south along Salahuddin Road out of Gaza City, the only passage for civilians escaping a massive Israeli bombardment on the Palestinian territory. Most fled on foot, carrying what they could.

“We were asked to raise white flags as we walked,” a woman, who declined to give her name, told Anadolu.

“We were mocked at and humiliated by Israeli forces, who opened fire toward us,” she said.

She said several young Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces as they moved south.

The Palestinian woman said her husband was injured when an Israeli missile struck nearby as they went south.

“We are suffering from a tough and unimaginable situation. It’s like the horrors of Judgment Day,” she said.

"We do not know where to go. We are a family of 40 people. Among us is a kidney patient. She is usually treated at Al-Shifa Hospital. She can’t go there due to the Israeli bombardment, which puts her life in danger," she added

One migrant termed the situation “disastrous.”

“Our situation is very tragic,” he told Anadolu.

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip -- including hospitals, residences, and houses of worship -- since a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 11,078 Palestinians have been killed, including 4,506 children and 3,027 women. The Israeli death toll, meanwhile, is 1,400, according to official figures.