Israel urges evacuation in Gaza amid renewed offensive
The Israeli military has called on Palestinians from the eastern Gaza Strip to evacuate. After Israel's renewed attack, hospitals in Gaza are full of injured Palestinians, reports CNN.
The Israeli military ordered Palestinian residents living in the eastern Gaza Strip, near the border with Israel, to evacuate on Tuesday morning. Civilians are advised to move to the central part of the enclave. "The IDF has launched a strong offensive against terror organizations. These designated areas are considered dangerous combat zones," said Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee.
New offensive in the Gaza Strip
Israel resumed rocket attacks on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning. The Israeli Defense Forces reported that they are ready to expand the operation beyond airstrikes. According to various reports from the Gaza Strip authorities, controlled by Hamas, between 250 and 330 people have already died in Tuesday's attacks.
The designation of evacuation areas could indicate that Israel plans to resume ground operations.
Dramatic scenes after nightfall and Israel's attack
Muhammad Abu Salmiya from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza told CNN that hospitals can no longer cope with the increasing number of injured patients, as operating rooms are at full capacity and many wounded individuals are dying without access to a treatment bed.
He further stated that the attack had severely impacted the already strained healthcare system, which is struggling with a shortage of medicines and a critical lack of medical equipment.
Another doctor told CNN that the situation was beyond anything she had ever encountered, emphasizing that most patients were children.
