Now some families are using bracelets in the hope of finding their loved ones should they be killed.
The El-Daba family has tried to reduce the risk of being struck down during the heaviest-ever Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
The Israeli military has told people to leave the north of the Gaza Strip, one of the most densely-populated places in the world, and head south because it is safer.
"But, ultimately, Hamas has entrenched itself among the civilian population throughout the Gaza Strip.
Israel's military intensified its bombing of southern Gaza overnight after one of the deadliest days for Palestinians since Oct. 7.
Persons:
Ali Daba, Khan Younis, Ali El, Lina, Daba, Michael Georgy, Janet Lawrence
Organizations:
IDF, Israel Defense Forces, Thomson
Locations:
Gaza, GAZA, Israel, Gaza City, Israeli