Israeli aerial and tank strikes hit eastern Gaza City suburbs and Jabalia, destroying roads and houses and forcing civilians to flee. Residents described some blasts as "earthquakes" intended to scare people from their homes. The Israeli military said forces are operating to find weapons and destroy militants' tunnels. Strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis killed at least 20 people, including journalists, and health authorities reported at least 34 deaths overnight and on Tuesday, with 18 around Gaza City. Approximately half of Gaza's two million people live in Gaza City, prompting mass internal displacement. Israeli protesters blocked roads and called for an end to the war.
Residents said Israeli aerial and tank shelling continued throughout the night and early on Tuesday in the eastern Gaza City suburbs of Sabra, Shejaia, and Tuffah, as well as in Jabalia town to the north, destroying roads and houses. "Earthquakes, we call it, they want to scare people to leave their homes," said Ismail, 40, a Gaza City resident. The Israeli military has said its forces are operating in the area to locate weapons and destroy tunnels used by militants.
Israeli strikes at Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday killed at least 20 people, including journalists working for Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and others. At least 34 people were killed in Israeli strikes in the enclave overnight and on Tuesday, local health authorities said, including 18 people around Gaza City. Around half of the enclave's two million people currently live in Gaza City, with several thousand already moved westward, pouring into the heart of the city and along the coast.
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