Israeli aerial and tank shelling continued overnight in eastern Gaza City suburbs and Jabalia, destroying roads and houses and prompting residents to flee. The Israeli military says forces are operating to locate weapons and destroy tunnels used by militants and is preparing a new offensive in Gaza City. Israeli strikes at Nasser Hospital killed at least 20 people, including multiple journalists, and health authorities reported at least 34 deaths overnight and on Tuesday across the enclave. Around half of Gaza's two million people live in Gaza City, with thousands displaced westward and to southern and coastal areas. Israeli protesters blocked roads and called for the war to end while demand for details on the hospital strike remains.
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. Despite widespread protests at home and international condemnation, Israel is preparing to launch a new offensive in Gaza City, in what it describes as Hamas' last bastion.
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. Monday's attack on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis killed cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters contractor, near a live broadcasting position operated by Reuters. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel deeply regretted what he called a "tragic mishap," but the Israeli military has yet to provide details of the incident.
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