Casualties after Israeli attack in northern Gaza
Several people have been killed and injured, including children, after an Israeli air raid hit an apartment block in the Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. Earlier, Israeli forces carried out a surprise assault on Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood.
Footage verified by Al Jazeera showed crowds of people in eastern Gaza, many carrying their belongings in backpacks and carts, walking westwards from the attacks.
‘Residents running through the streets in terror’ in Gaza City
Shujayea resident Omar Sukar says the violence began as people in the area were collecting drinking water, which has been in limited supply because of the Israeli siege.
“People were filling water in the Shaboura area in Shujayea,” he told AFP news agency. “The water truck had just arrived when the shelling began.”
Israel previously said it pulled its troops out of the mostly devastated north after claiming it “dismantled” Hamas months ago there.
In Gaza City, a witness in Shujayea who declined to be named said the situation was “very difficult and frightening” as Israeli military vehicles approached the area during air strikes and shelling.
“Residents are running through the streets in terror … A number of wounded and martyrs lie in the streets.”
The Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee earlier told people in Shujayea to leave “for your safety” in a message posted on social media.
