2 children among the dead in overnight Israeli attacks
Intense Israeli attacks continue to hit the war-battered Gaza Strip, killing and wounding Palestinians in its northern and central areas.
According to medical sources, the victims include:
- Two children killed in a tent camp near southern Khan Younis
- One person killed and others injured in the central Nuseirat camp
- One person killed and others wounded in central Deir el-Balah
- Numerous people injured in an artillery attack on western Gaza City’s Shati camp
Gaza City residents ‘running for their lives’
We’ve heard displaced Palestinians talking about the horror they went through while fleeing Gaza City last night. They spoke about many attacks that were close by – about shrapnel, debris falling on them while they were in tent city sites or the remaining parts of their homes.
We heard people talking about leaving their belongings as they ran for their lives out of their besieged neighbourhoods, amid the sound of advancing tanks and armoured vehicles.
An estimated 40,000 Palestinians have moved south over the past few days
What is happening in Gaza City?
The Israeli army is pushing towards the centre of Gaza City from two directions, “sandwiching” residents and forcing them towards the coast in a bid to drive them out of the enclave’s biggest urban centre.
Israeli army spokesperson Nadav Shoshani said infantry, tanks, and artillery are advancing on the inner city, backed by the air force, with the aim of applying pressure on Hamas.
As apocalyptic scenes unfold, fleeing families face the heartbreaking prospect of renewed displacement in a territory devoid of “safe zones” – this time with the possibility they may never return.
Still, many have stayed put. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics says about 740,000 people – roughly 35 percent of Gaza’s 2.1 million population – remain in the north of the enclave. However, continuous Israeli attacks are driving more people out.
Hundreds of thousands of Gaza City residents remain trapped in the besieged urban centre
