[LAUREN TAYLOR]
THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCE IS RAMPING UP THEIR OPERATIONS IN NORTHERN GAZA AND ORDERING MORE EVACUATIONS.
THE MOVE IS FUELING FEARS AMONG PALESTINIANS THAT THEY WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO RETURN HOME.
ISRAEL SAYS IT WAS FORCED TO CLEAR OUT [JA-BALI-A] AND ANOTHER NEARBY TOWN WEDNESDAY TO FIGHT OFF HAMAS MILITANTS REGROUPING IN THE REGION.
MORE EVACUATIONS WERE UNDERWAY THURSDAY AS AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE WERE REPORTEDLY KILLED AND SEVERAL OTHERS HURT IN AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON A SCHOOL USED TO HOUSE DISPLACED FAMILIES IN NORTHERN GAZA.
DOZENS OF FAMILIES HAVE FLED FROM SHELTERS IN GAZA CITY AS ISRAELI TANKS ENTER THE AREA.
ISRAEL’S MILITARY MOVES COME AS IT DENIES REPORTS THAT NORTHERN GAZANS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES, SAYING THE INFORMATION WAS INCORRECT.
ADDING, IT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE MILITARYS’ “OBJECTIVES OR VALUES.”
ADDING TO CONCERNS, PALESTINIANS IN THE TOWN OF [JA-BALI-A] SAYS THEY HAVEN’T SEEN ANY AID IN OVER A MONTH.
HUMANITARIAN GROUPS HAVE ACCUSED ISRAEL OF RESTRICTING AID INTO THE NORTH, WHICH THEY ALLEGE IS A WAR CRIME.
THE I-D-F REFUTED THOSE CLAIMS AND SAID THURSDAY 300 TRUCKS OF AID FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES WILL BE SENT INTO GAZA THROUGH CROSSINGS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
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