Palestinians forced to flee as Israel pushes into Gaza’s cities
Al JazeeraThousands of Palestinians have been forced from their homes as Israeli forces mount a renewed push into densely populated cities in southern and central Gaza. Gaza’s health officials said military strikes had killed 66 Palestinians across the enclave in the past 24 hours as Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the towns of al-Karara, az-Zanna, and Bani Suheila, in the east of the city. Over the past few days, Israel’s military said, the raid in eastern Khan Younis was in response to renewed attacks, including rocket firing, from those areas, and intended to prevent Hamas from regrouping. Palestinians have also been forced to flee in the central Gaza Strip – including the Bureij camp, Nuseirat camp and the Juhor ad-Dik village – after tanks shelled the area and the army issued new evacuation orders.