Israel Strikes Gaza City High-Rise Building While Ramping up Offensive to Take over the Area
The Israeli military targeted the Mushtaha Tower and other buildings used by Hamas for command and control, issuing evacuation warnings before strikes, amid ongoing Gaza offensive.
- Israel struck the Mushtaha Tower in Gaza City, citing its use by Hamas for surveillance, during an intensified military offensive to take control of the area.
- Residents had little time to evacuate before the strike, which resulted in over 50 fatalities across the city that day.
- The Israeli military has indicated that military operations will escalate until Hamas disarms and all hostages are released.
- Opposition to Israel's offensive has grown domestically, with widespread protests emerging over fears for hostages still held by Hamas and increasing casualties reported among Palestinian civilians.
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Israel wrecks second high-rise building, orders evacuations of Gaza City
The Israeli military destroyed a second high-rise residential building in the span of two days. On Friday, an Israeli missile strike leveled the Mushtaha Tower, then on Saturday, Defense Minister Israel Katz posted video of the Sousi Tower collapsing with the caption “We continue.” The IDF claimed without evidence that the Mushtaha building was being used by Hamas. NBC News reported that the tower’s management, though, denied these claims, and s…
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The Israeli army has begun targeting high-rise buildings in the Palestinian enclave's largest city. An estimated 70,000 Palestinians have already fled the city in the past week, but those who remain do not know where to go in Gaza, where almost the entire population has been displaced.
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