US EditionThis Is What Israel Has Done to Gaza City in the Past 24 Hours
The Israeli military's campaign has displaced over 280,000 Palestinians in Gaza City, aiming to depopulate neighborhoods linked to Hamas infrastructure, according to Palestinian sources.
- On Sunday, Israel intensified its airstrikes on Gaza City, targeting several high-rise buildings including the Burj Al-Nour and Al Kawthar towers.
- This escalation followed the early September launch of Gideon's Chariots 2, a ground operation aiming to occupy all of Gaza City amid ongoing conflict since October 2023.
- The Israeli military issued forced displacement orders, prompting evacuation southward to Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, while strikes caused widespread destruction and displaced over 280,000 Palestinians.
- Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed these strikes on social media X and warned the campaign would continue, stating “Hurricane continues to strike Gaza.”
- The intensified operations worsened medical shortages, increased casualties, and prompted international diplomatic discussions, including US and Arab League engagement and a Qatar-led summit.
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The Israeli army has continued its offensive in Gaza City.
“Take the chance to reach the humanitarian zone early,” read the leaflets that fell over Gaza City. The zone promised food and “optimal” healthcare. Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed south. When they arrived, they were met with chaos and misery. “Where is the safety in a tent made of plastic strips?” asks Samiha Abu Jalala, 32.
The Israeli army communicated on Sunday new evacuation orders via leaflets to the inhabitants of Gaza City, before striking a new tower, the al-Kawthar tower, where Hamas, according to it, had set up "observatory posts to monitor the location of (...) troops in the area". ...
Gaza City bombardment intensifies, Doha summit set to start
Israel accelerated its heavy bombardment of Gaza City on Sunday, continuing to strike high-rise buildings and UNRWA-run schools turned shelters, as international fallout over the war and Israel's strike on Qatar intensifies. The latest high-rise in the city to be targeted is the Al Kawthar Tower in the Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City's south, which was destroyed following a forced displacement order by the Israeli army's Arabic language spokesp…
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