DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops early Monday had surrounded Gaza City and cut off the northern part of the besieged territory as communications lost for several hours across Gaza overnight were gradually being restored.
Some 800,000 people have heeded Israeli military orders to flee to southern Gaza, even though Israel had continued airstrikes in the area.
Strikes in central and southern Gaza — the purported safe zone — killed at least 53 people on Sunday.
The Israeli military said late Sunday that it had severed northern Gaza from the south, calling it a “significant stage” in the war.
The Israeli military said it had attacked Hezbollah targets in response to anti-tank fire that killed an Israeli civilian.
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