The Israeli army urged the inhabitants to evacuate several neighborhoods in the city of Gaza, the latest in the series commands that forced Palestinians to flee when Israel again escalated his offensive against Hamas in the Gaza War Zone.
A new order to evacuate at the end of Thursday came shortly after the Palestinian health authorities stated that dozens of people, including children, were killed in Israel’s strokes At school she turned a hiding place in Gaza. Israel said he was looking into the episode.
The departure command brought the Palestinians renewed problems who had already tolerated the displacement of their homes and unfortunate conditions during the first 15 months of the war. In mid -March, a shaky two -month ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapsed in mid -March after the agreements on its expansion and ended a short relief for the Palestinians in Gaza.
Israeli Army has ever had embarked on the main bomber campaign Throughout Gaza, Israeli officials said he was supposed to get Hamas to release more hostages. Avichay Adraee, a spokesman for the Arab language of military language, said at the end of Thursday on social media that he provides a “final” warning before a new attack and urges people to move south. Mr. Adraee suggested that militant groups operate among civilians in this area.
While many people adhered to such orders to evacuate from the army during the last Israeli campaign, others decided to stay in their homes or clothing and said they could not carry displacement – many of them have already been uprooted several times – or have nowhere to go.
The Israeli army said it was investigating reports on Thursday’s incident in the neighborhood of Tuffah in Gaza. On Friday morning he said he could still not comment.
On Wednesday, Mr. Adraee urged people to leave Tuffah. His order on Thursday was for other parts of the city.
Several videos verified by the New York Times on Thursday show an explosion and its chaotic consequences at the Dar al-ARQAM school, where civilians hid. The strike was followed by a chaotic scene in Alhlili Arab Hospital in Gaza City, where the vehicles were rushed by dust covered and bloody children.
The bodies of 27 people killed on the strike arrived at the hospital, the Ministry of Health Gaza said. The Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and fighters in the number of victims.
One of the killed was the grandson of Khalil al-hayya, the best Hamas negotiator based in Qatar, reported the television channel Hamas-Run Al Aqsa.
Israel has previously focused on schools that are used as shelters, and claim that Hamas operating command centers are operated by commanders. Hamas denied such demands in the past. The United Nations said that Israeli strikes at schools were likely to violate the law by causing excessive damage to unprofitors.
Since March 18, more than 1,000 people in Gaza have been killed since the beginning of the war, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. The war began after Hamas had attacked Israel and killed about 1,200 people.
Nader Ibrahim The report contributed.
