Fleeing civilians say Israeli siege and strikes killing dozens in Gaza

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Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes killed astatine slightest 30 group successful Gaza, including connected a location wherever displaced families were sheltering, wellness officials successful nan Hamas-run Palestinian territory said Tuesday. Ten group were killed early Tuesday, including 4 children and 2 women, and a onslaught precocious Monday connected nan bluish Gaza municipality of Beit Lahiya killed astatine slightest 20 people, including 8 women and six children, nan wellness officials said.

The Israeli subject said it targeted a weapons retention installation successful bluish Gaza from which a militant had operated, and that "numerous steps were taken to mitigate nan consequence of harming civilians."

Israel has been waging a monolithic violative successful bluish Gaza — which was already nan astir isolated and heavy destroyed portion of nan territory — for astir a month.

Despite increasing unit from nan United States and others successful nan world organization for cease-fires successful Gaza and Lebanon, intensified Israeli strikes against nan Hezbollah militant group are expanding beyond Lebanon's separator areas arsenic Israel continues fighting its war against Hamas successful Gaza, pinch nary extremity successful sight.

Since nan conflict betwixt Israel and Hezbollah erupted successful 2023, erstwhile nan Iran-backed Lebanese group started firing rockets astatine Israel successful support of Hamas, astatine slightest 3,000 group person been killed and immoderate 13,500 wounded successful Lebanon, according to nan country's Health Ministry.

More than a twelvemonth of Israel's warfare against Hamas successful Gaza has killed complete 43,000 people, according to Palestinian wellness officials. The Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health does not separate betwixt civilian and combatant casualties, but says much than half of those killed person been women and children.

The warfare was sparked by Hamas and allied militants storming into Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023, sidesplitting immoderate 1,200 group — mostly civilians — and abducting 250 others.

Fleeing Palestinians picture dire conditions successful northbound Gaza

Dozens of Palestinians trickled southward from war-ravaged bluish Gaza Tuesday, recounting really they had hardly eaten successful days pinch aid agelong trim disconnected to nan area nether dense Israeli bombardment.

In nan acold bluish municipality of Beit Lahiya, mostly women and children dragged rucksacks and satchels pinch belongings arsenic they walked down a thoroughfare wherever each building had been wholly flattened aliases partially destroyed.

"We came barefoot. We person nary sandals, nary clothes, nothing. We person nary money. There is nary nutrient aliases drink," said Huda Abu Laila, who on pinch nan others was headed toward Gaza City.

"We are hungry. Hunger has killed us. We were nether siege for 1 period without h2o aliases food," nan gaunt aged women continued, earlier erupting successful tears.

Israel launched its caller violative successful bluish Gaza successful early October, focusing connected Jabaliya, a densely populated, decades-old municipality exile campy wherever it says Hamas had regrouped.

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The U.N. estimated past week that immoderate 100,000 group remained successful nan affected area. It has said nary assistance has reached nan acold northbound of nan Palestinian territory for weeks. On Monday, nan Gaza wellness ministry said location were nary ambulances aliases emergency crews presently operating northbound of Gaza City.

Israel has many times issued removal warnings for nan entirety of bluish Gaza, including Gaza City, wherever respective 100 1000 much Palestinians remain.