Live: Israel forces new displacement in north Gaza as strikes intensify
Israel has issued forced displacement orders for five more areas in north Gaza, as it continues to squeeze the Strip's population into smaller areas of the enclave.Hamas is currently reviewing a new ceasefire proposal the United States says has been signed off on by Israel, but that in its current form will only result in more killings in Gaza.Gaza's Health Ministry says Israel's ordering al-Awda Hospital to close is a 'crime', as Palestinians struggle to find care in a health system decimated by Israeli attacks.Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 54,249 Palestinians and wounded 123,492, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.
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Date: 1m ago (06:07 GMT)
Title: At least 6 killed in Israeli attack on Jabalia
Content: Al Jazeera's correspondent reports that six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack that targeted a house in Jabalia's an-Nazla area, northern Gaza.
The areas surrounding an-Nazla are currently under forced evacuation orders from the Israeli military.
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Date: 3m ago (06:05 GMT)
Title: Israel continues to clear out north Gaza with new evacuation orders
Content: The army's Arabic language spokesperson has said on X that Palestinians in the 'Atatra, Jabalia Al-Balad, Shujaiya, Daraj and Zeitoun' areas must immediately leave and move west.
Israel has been systematically clearing out parts of the Gaza Strip with orders such as these, pushing the Palestinian population into smaller and smaller areas of the enclave.
The stated goal of its new offensive, Gideon's Chariot, is to expand its control of the Gaza Strip's territory, concentrating the people there into tiny sections of the enclave.
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Date: 5m ago (06:03 GMT)
Title: A recap of recent developments
Content: Here's what you need to know:
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Date: 8m ago (06:00 GMT)
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