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Israel intensifies Gaza City attacks, forcing starving Palestinians to flee

Relatives of Palestinians killed in an Israeli drone strike in the courtyard of al-Ahli Arab Hospital mourn as their bodies are taken from the hospital morgue for burial in Gaza City on August 17, 2025 [Saeed MMT Jaras/Anadolu]

Israel’s military has stepped up attacks on Gaza City as part of its expanded operations aimed at seizing the last major population centre in the enclave, forcing tens of thousands of starving Palestinians to flee again.

The Gaza City neighbourhoods of Zeitoun, Sabra, Remal and Tuffah have particularly borne the brunt of the Israeli bombardments in recent days as a spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Israel’s plans to forcibly displace Palestinians to southern Gaza would increase their suffering.

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