"sending thousands of residents fleeing under bombs and bullets amid fears they might never return, with the United Nations chief calling the offensive horrendous. Gaza is burning, Israeli Minister of Defence Israel Katz said on X, as columns of vans and donkey carts laden with furniture, and people on foot carrying the last of their worldly possessions, steamed down the coastal al-Rashid Street against a backdrop of black smoke rising from the destroyed city."
"Many had pledged to stay in the early days of Israel's takeover plan. But as the military accelerated the pace of its deadly bombing campaign, turning high-rises, homes and civilian infrastructure to rubble, those able to afford the journey are heading south, with no guarantees of a safe zone for shelter. On Tuesday, the army killed at least 91 people in the city, with health authorities reporting that one of its bombs hit a vehicle carrying people about to escape on the coastal road."
At least 91 people were killed in Gaza City on Tuesday as Israeli forces intensified their offensive, prompting mass displacement. The army subjected Gaza City to its most punishing attacks in two years, using bombs, explosive-laden robots and airstrikes that destroyed high-rises, homes and civilian infrastructure, including at least 17 residential buildings and the Aybaki Mosque. Thousands of residents fled south along al-Rashid Street with furniture and personal belongings amid black smoke and fears of never returning. Health authorities reported a bomb hit a vehicle of people attempting to escape. Estimates of displaced people vary, with figures around 350,000 to one million returning earlier.
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