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Tanks deepen their push into Gaza

Displaced Palestinians, who fled areas in the northern Gaza Strip, take shelter in a stadium, in Gaza City. — Reuters
Displaced Palestinians, who fled areas in the northern Gaza Strip, take shelter in a stadium, in Gaza City. — Reuters
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CAIRO: Israeli forces widened their raid into northern Gaza, and tanks reached the north edge of Gaza City, pounding some districts of the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood and forcing many families to leave their homes. Residents said Israeli forces had effectively isolated Beit Hanoun, Jabalia, and Beit Lahiya in the far north of the enclave from Gaza City, blocking access between the two areas except upon their permission for families willing to heed evacuation orders and leave the three towns.


Nine days into a major Israeli operation in northern Gaza, the Gaza government media office said Israeli strikes had killed around 300 Palestinians there. It said Israel's bombardment of civilian houses and displacement shelters was intended to force residents to leave Gaza once and for all.


Gaza's health ministry says dozens of people have been confirmed killed in the assaults on northern areas, with many dozens of others feared dead on roads and under the rubble of houses beyond the reach of medical teams. The northern part of Gaza, home to well over half the territory's 2.3 million people, was bombed to rubble in the first phase of Israel's assault on the territory a year ago. — Reuters


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