"Israel's decision to seize the city home to more than a million people has drawn global condemnation. Turkiye called the ground assault a new phase in its genocide plans. Ankara warned that it would trigger further mass displacement. An Israeli army official estimated that 40 percent of Gaza City's residents, about 350,000, have fled south while scores of buildings have been destroyed, leaving families to dig through rubble with their bare hands to retrieve trapped relatives."
"Footage verified by Al Jazeera showed huge explosions and columns of black smoke as Israeli warplanes struck the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood. The blasts lit up streets already lined with ruins from earlier attacks. Medical officials told Al Jazeera that at least 78 Palestinians have been killed since dawn, 68 of them in Gaza City alone. Emergency services reported that 20 people were killed in the bombing of the Daraj neighbourhood, where entire residential blocks were flattened."
A UN inquiry concluded that Israel's nearly two-year war on Gaza amounts to genocide. Israel launched a long-planned ground assault on Gaza City, with troops pressing deep into the densely populated area after weeks of intense bombardment. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been forcibly displaced. Gaza is home to 2.1 million people, most displaced multiple times during 23 months of war that has killed nearly 65,000. The seizure of Gaza City drew global condemnation; Turkiye called the assault a new phase of genocide and warned it would trigger further mass displacement. An Israeli army official estimated 40 percent of Gaza City residents fled south, while scores of buildings were destroyed and families dug through rubble to retrieve trapped relatives. Verified footage showed huge explosions and black smoke as warplanes struck Tal al-Hawa. Medical officials reported at least 78 Palestinians killed since dawn, 68 in Gaza City, and emergency services said 20 were killed when residential blocks in Daraj were flattened. The UN Human Rights Office condemned the wanton destruction as tantamount to ethnic cleansing.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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