As the Israeli military encircles Gaza City, destroying entire neighborhoods and leaving Palestinian families without safe places, more Palestinian families are fleeing.
According to Tareq Abu Azzoum, an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza, Israel is occupying Gaza City with overwhelming force, with tanks and warplanes levelling entire blocks.
Residents claimed that Israeli bombings had destroyed roads and homes in northern Gaza City’s Sabra, Shujayea, and Tuffah, as well as in Jabalia town, which had been hit by Israeli aerial and tank shelling.
Ismail, a 40-year-old resident of Gaza City, said, “Earthquakes, we call them, they want to scare people into leaving their homes.”
The Israeli military has claimed that its forces are searching the area for weapons and to clear tunnels used by armed groups.
Israel is preparing to launch a new offensive in Gaza City in spite of widespread protests in Israel and widespread international outcry.
About half of Gaza City’s two million residents currently reside there, with many of them already moving westward, strewn in the direction of the city’s center and along the coast.
Others have traveled further south, to areas of Khan Younis and al-Mawasi, which are both close to the center of Gaza.
Source: Aljazeera
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