Israeli forces have issued fresh evacuation orders to Palestinians in areas of north Gaza.
These areas were among the first to be hit at the start of the war with Hamas in October.
Evacuation Orders
Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted the evacuation orders for several districts in Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya.
These are two largely destroyed towns into which Israeli tanks swept at the outset of Israel’s ground invasion.
What Adraee Told Palestinian Residents?
Adraee told Palestinian residents, “Hamas and terrorist organisations are firing rockets from your area towards the State of Israel.”
He promised that the IDF will act forcefully and immediately against them.
Evacuate Immediately
“For your own safety, evacuate immediately to the known shelters in the center of Gaza City,” the Army spokesman said.
In a nearby Gaza City neighbourhood, Al-Tuffah, an Israeli airstrike on a house killed three Palestinians, medics said.
Later on Wednesday, 10 Palestinians were killed in two separate Israeli strikes in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Medics said one strike killed three people on a motorcycle west of Khan Younis.
Another seven persons were killed in tank shelling that hit a tent encampment in Abassan town, east of the city.
Fighting Continues In The Gaza Strip
Fighting has continued in the Gaza Strip even as Israel braces for an expected assault in its north from Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.
The July 31 assassination in the Iranian capital Tehran of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, is bound to trigger retaliation.
Isreali Military Says It Has Killed Several Gaza Militants
The Israeli military says it has killed dozens of Gaza militants in recent days.
On Wednesday, the Isreali military said troops had hit weapons-making facilities in the teeming district of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
Palestinians have Taken Shelter in Central Gaza
Tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the fighting have taken shelter in Deir al-Balah.
In other central areas, Israeli tanks shelled Nuseirat and Bureij, two of Gaza Strip’s eight historic refugee camps.
Israel Has Accused Hamas militants Of Using Civilian Infrastructure
Israel says Hamas militants use civilian infrastructure for cover and
to conceal operations posts and arms caches.
Hamas denies this.
Militants say they continue to carry out ambush attacks on
Israeli troops and armoured vehicles with explosive devices.
They say that they are still able to launch limited rocket salvoes into Israel.
Islamic Jihad Fired Rockets Into Israel
On Tuesday, Islamic Jihad, a close Hamas ally, said it fired
rockets into Israel in response to what it called Israeli “massacres of civilians”.
The Israeli military said that over the past week Hamas had
fired rockets from launchers embedded near two international
humanitarian aid and distribution warehouses.
What Happened On October 7?
Hamas-led militants set off the Gaza war on October 7 with a
cross-border rampage into Israeli communities.
Casualties
They killed 1,200 Israelis and foreigners and seized some 250 hostages.
Israel’s Relentless Assault
In response, Israel has pursued a relentless assault on Gaza
that has reduced much of the heavily populated coastal strip to
ruins.
Gaza Health Ministry says that the assault has killed more than 39,600 Palestinians and wounded over 91,500.
The Hamas-led ministry does not distinguish between combatants and civilians in its death lists.
(With Inputs From Reuters)
