on foot

Many have been forced to abandon belongings they could not carry on foot.

Police said the suspect had fled the scene on foot before they arrived; he was described as a man in his 30s who was last seen wearing a blue jacket and blue pants.

"The expense of moving your belongings, if you are lucky enough to find a vehicle that will move them, is exorbitant. It's not affordable for many people. And that's why many are doing this on foot, with barely a mattress in their hands and maybe a plastic bag."

For days, huge columns of Palestinians have streamed southwards from Gaza City in donkey carts, rickshaws, vehicles strapped high with belongings, and on foot.

So, on foot, a policeman goes searching, the hum of the drone jammer and its invisible protection receding as he heads down a lane.