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The Guardian - AU
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Israeli military preparing to expel Gaza City residents as baby in tent among those killed in latest attacks

Palestinians children gather as a charity distributes food in Gaza City on Saturday.
Palestinians children gather as a charity distributes food in Gaza City on Saturday. The Israeli military has said it will begin preparing for the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza City. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The Israeli military will begin preparing for the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza City, it said on Saturday, as health officials said it had killed at least 40 people including a baby in a tent and people seeking aid in its latest attacks.

The announcement came days after Israel said it intended to launch a new offensive to seize control of Gaza City, the enclave’s largest urban centre, in a plan that raised international alarm. The Israeli offensive has already displaced most of the population, killed tens of thousands of civilians and created a famine.

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