"Israeli troops have been trying to force more people out of their Gaza City homes as part of a ground offensive that is destroying large parts of Gaza's biggest urban centre. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday they had carried out 150 air and artillery strikes before the ground operation that began early on Tuesday morning. Two army divisions are working their way slowly towards the city centre and are expected to be joined by a third in the coming days."
"Several of the airstrikes brought down apartment blocks in the midst of tented camps inhabited by displaced people. Israel claims the buildings were being used by Hamas for surveillance. Also hit on Tuesday night was Gaza City's al-Rantisi children's hospital. According to the Gaza health ministry, half the hospital's 80 patients managed to flee the building, but the rest, including four children in intensive care and eight premature babies, remained."
Israeli forces carried out 150 air and artillery strikes before launching a ground offensive into Gaza City, with two army divisions advancing toward the city centre and a third expected to join. Several strikes collapsed apartment blocks inside tented camps for displaced people; Israel says the buildings were used by Hamas for surveillance. Gaza City's al-Rantisi children's hospital was hit; half of its 80 patients fled while four children in intensive care and eight premature babies remained. Overnight strikes killed 16 people, bringing the Palestinian death toll to 65,000 over two years. A UN human rights commission concluded that Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza. Major evacuation routes are congested, a temporary middle route was opened for two days, and damaged telephone networks have limited civilians' ability to receive IDF messages. The IDF estimates 350,000 of Gaza City's one million residents have moved south over the past month.
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