Sudden Israeli incursion traps dozens of families in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa
Dozens of families are trapped in their homes under a barrage of violent bombardment in the vicinity of universities and industry, south of the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, west of Gaza City, after the sudden occupation advance at dawn, according to the Palestinian media.
Israeli aircraft bombed the top floors of the Florya Commercial Complex on the Communications Roundabout in ar-Remal neighbourhood, west of Gaza City, the reports said, adding that the vicinity of the Bank of Palestine was also targeted.
⭕️ »» عاجل | طيران الاحتلال ينفذ غارة في محيط بنك فلسطين بمدينة غزة. pic.twitter.com/DcM7NmpwLn
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) July 8, 2024
Translation: Occupation aircraft carry out a raid in the vicinity of the Bank of Palestine in Gaza City.
Families flee as Israeli forces bomb Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa
Journalist Abdalqader Sabbah has shared a video on Instagram showing families fleeing overnight with the sudden advance of Israeli vehicles in the Tal al-Hawa area in the southern part of Gaza City.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9JMBoIItoD
Israeli troops launch operation at UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City
The Israeli army says its forces have launched a military operation at the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City, claiming that the complex contained combat equipment and detention rooms belonging to the Hamas movement.
It said it had previously operated in the area, killing many Hamas members and destroying a tunnel passing under the complex. The military said it called on civilians via loudspeakers to leave and that it would open a corridor for the exit of uninvolved civilians from the area.
Four Palestinians killed in Gaza City’s Shujayea
At least four Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli raid on the Shujayea neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera’s team in Gaza.
Gaza City evacuees describe harrowing scenes
More disturbing news is coming from Gaza City where the Israeli army has expanded its operations.
Witnesses say they are caught in areas where the army entered from the southern and eastern parts of the city, all the way close to the UNRWA headquarters where the vast majority of Palestinian families had moved to seek shelter.
Civilians are trapped amid bombing and a ground incursion, making it difficult for them to evacuate. Those who managed to flee to the Wadi Gaza area described harrowing scenes, including dead bodies in the streets that paramedics were unable to remove.
We are now entering the 10th day of the Israeli operation inside Gaza City’s Shujayea – the fourth time they are storming the district since the start of the war.
Thousands of Palestinians leave from the eastern Gaza City
