CNN —The Israeli military launched a new ground and air assault in central Gaza on Tuesday, as its forces ramp up attacks amid a deepening humanitarian crisis.
Witnesses say civilians started to leave the Bureij area – heading towards the coast - after military activity there intensified.
Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment in the Bureij area of central Gaza on June 4, 2024.
Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza on October 7 after the militant group Hamas, which governs Gaza, killed at least 1,200 people and abducted more than 250 others.
Israeli attacks in Gaza have since killed at least 36,550 Palestinians and injured another 82,959 people, according to the Ministry of Health there.
Persons:
Al Bureij, Bashar Taleb
Organizations:
CNN, IDF, Health, Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, World Health Organization, Getty, Hamas, Ministry of Health
Locations:
Gaza, Al Aqsa, Al, Bureij, Israel