Part 3, Chapters 1-5 Summary

After leaving Gideon, Ibrahim and his family walk towards Tulkarm. When they arrived, they found the town flooded with refugees. They finally found an olive grove for shelter. Soon, they were wakened by the owner of the olive grove and his dogs and told to get off his land.

They took stock of all their belongings and tried to figure out what to do. Hagar was sent to the market to buy some food. Ishmael and his brothers went to see if they could find a room. In the square, news of the war blared. They couldn't afford any rooms so they were taking shelter under a tree and had just enough money to keep from starving. There were no organized relief efforts for refugees.

As the Arabs continued their march through the area, Jewish settlements were captured. They...