TEL AVIV—Israeli forces were pushing across Gaza and in from the Mediterranean coast early Thursday, cutting the enclave in two and isolating densely populated urban areas in the north where armored and infantry units were battling Hamas militants, the United Nations and former Israeli officers said.
The fighting was especially intense in several neighborhoods in northern Gaza, where Israeli troops attacked early Thursday in Karama and Zeitoun, moving closer to the center of Gaza City, backed by airstrikes and in some cases by gunfire from warships offshore, according to Israeli military officials.
Organizations:
Hamas, United Nations
Locations:
TEL AVIV, Gaza, Karama, Gaza City