After a series of devastating airstrikes, the Israeli military is sending its ground forces into Gaza City, causing thousands of Palestinians to flee and escalating a humanitarian crisis in the region.
Israel has been threatening a ground assault to seize what it calls a Hamas stronghold inside the city. Palestinians have said the airstrikes are the most intense bombardment they’ve faced in the two-year war, Reuters reported.
The Sept. 16 attacks followed a finding by an independent United Nations human rights commission that said Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in its war against Hamas. Israel rejected the report and said Hamas attempted genocide in Israel.
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Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed since the Oct. 7 2023 attack by Hamas On top of the human toll in Gaza, Israeli forces have leveled nearly 60% of structures – homes, schools, mosques and other buildings ‒ with Gaza City sustaining the heaviest damage.
