JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israel controls 40 percent of Gaza City, a military spokesperson said on Thursday, as its bombardment forced more Palestinians from their homes there, while thousands of residents defied Israeli orders to leave, remaining behind in the ruins in the path of Israel’s latest advance. Gaza health authorities said Israeli fire across the enclave had killed at least 53 people on Thursday, mostly in Gaza City, where Israeli forces have advanced through the outer suburbs and are now a few kilometers (miles) from the city center. “We continue to damage Hamas’ infrastructure.

REUTERS: The Israeli military moved deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, with soldiers and tanks pushing into Sheikh Radwan, one of the urban center’s largest and most crowded…

The Israeli military claims 40 percent control of Gaza City, kills at least 39 in Gaza today alone.

CAIRO: Israeli bombardment pushed more Palestinians out of their homes in Gaza City on Thursday, while thousands of residents defied Israeli orders to leave, remaining behind in…

Israeli bombardment on Thursday forced more Palestinians to flee Gaza City, while thousands defied evacuation orders and stayed amid the ruins in the path...

Israel now occupies about 40% of Gaza City, a military spokesperson said Thursday, as intensified bombardment forced more Palestinians to flee their homes....

The Israeli military claims 40 percent control of Gaza City, kills at least 39 in Gaza today alone.

The campaign has drawn international ire, as well as accounts from within Israel of tension over strategy between commanders and politicians.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israel controls 40 percent of Gaza City, a military spokesperson said on Thursday, as its bombardment forced more Palestinians from their homes there, while…

Military spokesperson says the operation will ‘continue to expand and intensify’, even as many civilians refuse to leave.

The images come as the Israeli military says it has established control over 40% of Gaza City.

Israel Defense Forces said airstrikes hit a high-rise building in Gaza City used by militant Hamas in the first new offensive to take total control of the city.

Israel pounds Gaza City as its troops continue a large-scale offensive to seize the biggest urban centre in the Strip.

Israel pounds Gaza City as its troops continue a large-scale offensive to seize the biggest urban centre in the Strip.