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Israeli tanks ‘leave’ Gaza City outskirts: Hamas

31-10-2023

GAZA CITY/ BEIRUT: Hamas says Israeli tanks and bulldozer leave outskirts of Gaza City after heavy clashes were reported.

Fears of a possible strike on Gaza’s Al-Quds Hospital grow after Israel ordered its “immediate” evacuation and as bombardment continues.

Deadly Israeli raids continue in occupied West Bank where more than 112 Palestinians have been killed in three weeks.

UN says at least 33 aid trucks entered Gaza on Sunday bringing the total number of trucks crossing into Gaza to 117.

More children have been killed in Gaza in the last three weeks than the total killed in conflicts around the world in every year since 2019, Save the Children said.

Impeding relief supplies to Gaza’s population may constitute a crime under the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction, the court’s top prosecutor said during a visit to the Rafah border crossing.

At least 8,005 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in Israeli attacks since October 7. More than 1,400 people killed in Israel.

For the first time since the start of the war this month, Hezbollah launched a surface-to-air missile to shoot down an Israeli drone.

“This shows that Hezbollah is starting a new phase in challenging the Israeli army and stepping up in this war, instead of keeping the fire exchange within 2-4km,” military expert Elijah Magnier told media.

“In response, Israel bombed deeper inside Lebanon territory to hit the source of the launch because it cannot afford to have its eyes [the drones] in the sky targeted.”

For the past three weeks, skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah have remained restrained in scope and geography, mostly targeting isolated areas close to the border but experts say both sides now seem to be widening their target areas.

On Sunday, rockets fired by Hezbollah reached the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, hitting one home, according to Israeli media.

Israeli forces have escalated their air raids and tank shelling in Gaza City, creating an extremely tense situation.

We received a call from the Israeli forces instructing us to evacuate our building and move to the southern part of Gaza.

However, Israeli tanks have been spotted on the road connecting Gaza City to the southern part of the enclave.

Many evacuation routes out of Gaza City have been blocked by the Israelis. We have also received reports of Israeli forces firing on vehicles attempting to leave the city. (Int’l Monitoring Desk)

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