Israeli Army again warns Palestinians not to return to war-torn Gaza
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Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip). The Israeli army on Monday again warned Palestinians not to return to war-torn northern Gaza. A day earlier, hospital officials in Gaza said five people were killed as scores of displaced residents tried to reach their homes in the war-torn area. Northern Gaza was an initial target of Israel’s war against Hamas and large parts of it have been leveled, forcing much of the area’s population to flee south.
However, about 250,000 people are said to still be living in the north. The Israeli military has prevented most of those displaced during the six-month-long war from returning to the northern part, saying the area is an active war zone. The army has reduced the number of troops in Gaza and says it has weakened Hamas’ control over the north. But Israel is still carrying out airstrikes and targeted operations in the area, particularly Shifa, Gaza’s main hospital, where it says militants are regrouping.
Shifa has been reduced to ruins after two weeks of raids and fighting last month. Israeli military spokesman Aviche Adraee wrote in a post on the social media platform X that Palestinians should remain in southern Gaza, where they have been told to seek shelter because the north is a “dangerous war zone.” People were seen paying attention to the new warning after the violence on Sunday. Hospital officials in Gaza said five people were killed by Israeli forces as they tried to head to their homes in the north.
Records show that 54 other people were injured in the incident. The Israeli military had no immediate comment. Anonymous Mohammed, one of those displaced from the northern town of Beit Hanoun who was trying to return home, said the army was allowing women and children to leave, but when a group of Palestinians did not make room for them, two tanks arrived and Started firing. The army also threw smoke bombs to disperse the crowd. He said, “People started running. People got scared and could not take the risk.
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