On Monday, Netanyahu had issued a video statement addressing residents of Gaza City: “I say to the residents: you have been warned, leave now!”
“All of this is just a prelude, just the opening, to the main intensified operation – the ground manoeuvre of our forces, who are now organising and assembling to enter Gaza City,” he added.
Palestinian militant group Hamas, whose October 2023 attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza, said Netanyahu’s threat amounted to an “explicit act of forced displacement”.
“BOMBINGS AND AMBULANCES”
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes continued across Gaza City, and that at least 15 people had been killed across the territory since the early hours of Tuesday.
The agency had said at least 39 people had been killed by Israel on Monday, including 25 in Gaza City.
Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify the tolls and details provided by the civil defence agency or the Israeli military.
On Monday, Israeli forces continued to target high-rise buildings in Gaza City, with AFP footage showing the Al-Roya tower crashing to the ground moments after being struck.
“All we hear are bombings and ambulances carrying martyrs,” Laila Saqr, a resident, told AFP by telephone.
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