"The dead included 12 children, according to the morgue in Shifa Hospital, where the bodies were taken. Israel has intensified strikes across Gaza City, destroying high-rise buildings and accusing Hamas of putting surveillance equipment in them. It has ordered residents to leave, part of an offensive aimed at taking over the largest Palestinian city, which it says is Hamas's last stronghold. Hundreds of thousands of people remain there, struggling under conditions of famine."
"One of the strikes overnight and into early morning on Saturday hit a house in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, killing a family of 10, including a mother and her three children, said health officials. Images showed the strikes hitting followed by plumes of smoke. The number of people leaving has risen in recent weeks, according to aid workers, but many families remain stuck because of the cost of finding transport and housing,"
"On Saturday, Israel's army told the remaining Palestinians in Gaza City to leave immediately and move south to what it is calling a humanitarian zone. Army spokesman Avichay Adraee said more than a quarter of a million people had left the city - from an estimated one million who live in that area of north Gaza. The United Nations put the number of people who have left at more than 100,000 between mid-August and mid-September."
At least 12 children were among the dead, with bodies taken to Shifa Hospital's morgue. Israel has intensified strikes across Gaza City, destroying high-rise buildings and accusing Hamas of placing surveillance equipment in them. The military ordered residents to leave as part of an offensive to seize Gaza City, described as Hamas's last stronghold. Hundreds of thousands remain in the city under famine conditions. One strike in Sheikh Radwan killed a family of 10, including a mother and three children. Many civilians cannot leave because of transport and housing costs, repeated displacement, and lack of safe locations. Southern sites are overcrowded and tens of thousands of tents and supplies are awaiting clearance to enter Gaza.
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