"The Israeli army is pushing towards the centre of Gaza City from two directions, sandwiching residents and forcing them towards the coast in a bid to drive them out of the enclave's biggest urban centre. Israeli army spokesperson Nadav Shoshani told the Reuters news agency on Thursday that infantry, tanks and artillery were advancing on the inner city, backed by the air force, with the aim of applying pressure on the armed group Hamas."
"Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud said that the Israeli military was advancing from the northwest and the southeast, sandwiching people in the middle and pushing them to the west of the city, where the al-Rashid coastal road leading south is located. The attacks on overcrowded neighbourhoods are causing panic and fear, and pushing people literally to run for their lives. We're seeing waves of people now doing just that, he said, reporting from Nuseirat in central Gaza."
Israeli infantry, tanks, artillery and air force units are advancing into Gaza City's inner city from the northwest and southeast, sandwiching residents and pushing them toward the coast. The offensive includes aerial strikes by drones and fighter jets and detonations from remote-controlled, explosive-laden unmanned vehicles deployed to destroy neighbourhoods as forces advance inward. Attacks on overcrowded neighbourhoods have caused panic, killed civilians and forced waves of people to flee, with at least 40 people killed in Gaza City on Thursday. Large numbers remain in northern Gaza, but continued assaults risk further displacement and permanent loss of homes.
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