"Israel has bombed and destroyed the tallest residential building in Gaza, the Al-Ghafri high-rise, as it launched a massive wave of strikes on Gaza City on Monday evening, forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to continue to flee the city. Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, says Israel is using unconventional weapons to forcibly evict Palestinians from Gaza City, the largest urban centre in the enclave."
"Israeli media source Channel 12 reported that exceptionally intense air strikes were concentrated in the city's north and west, while the Palestinian Civil Defence said at least 50 multistorey buildings had been levelled in recent weeks as Israeli forces intensified attacks to seize the city. Other neighbourhoods have been reduced to rubble. In Zeitoun, more than 1,500 homes and buildings have been destroyed since early August, leaving entire blocks with nothing left standing."
"Katz offered no evidence for his claim that the residential tower was being used by Hamas. Israel has repeatedly attacked residential areas, schools and hospitals during its 23 months of genocidal war. Gaza's Ministry of Health said that 51 Palestinians, including six-year-old twins, were killed in Gaza City in the past 24 hours. Three journalists were also killed in separate Israeli strikes: reporter Mohammed al-Kouifi in the Nassr neighbourhood, photographer and broadcast engineer Ayman Haniyeh, and journalist Iman al-Zamili."
Israeli strikes destroyed Gaza's Al-Ghafri high-rise and triggered a massive wave of bombardment that forced hundreds of thousands to flee Gaza City. A UN special rapporteur accused Israel of using unconventional weapons to forcibly evict Palestinians from the enclave's largest urban centre. Israeli media reported exceptionally intense strikes in the north and west, and Palestinian Civil Defence said at least 50 multistorey buildings were levelled. Zeitoun saw over 1,500 homes and buildings destroyed since early August. Gaza's health ministry reported 51 deaths in Gaza City in 24 hours, and three journalists were killed, bringing media fatalities close to 280.
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