Israel kills 5 Palestinians, renews evacuation warning for Gaza City

By Anadolu staff

Gaza City, Palestine/ISTANBUL (AA) - The Israeli army killed at least five Palestinians and wounded others in attacks across the Gaza Strip early Monday, renewing warnings for residents to evacuate Gaza City and move south, witnesses and medical sources told Anadolu.

In southwestern Gaza City, two Palestinians were killed when a drone was fired on a civilian gathering in Tel al-Hawa.

Another strike hit an inhabited home in al-Sabra neighborhood, killing and injuring several people.

West of the city, intense "fire belt" bombardments targeted areas north of Al-Quds Open University.

Leaflets were dropped over al-Wehda Street and near the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, demanding immediate evacuation southward.

Overnight, Israeli drones carried out demolition blasts in northwestern neighborhoods, while quadcopter drones hovered low and fired at homes in Tel al-Hawa and other districts.

Israel approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to gradually reoccupy Gaza in August, beginning with Gaza City, home to about 1 million people.

In central Gaza, two Palestinians were killed and others injured when Israeli fire struck a tent sheltering displaced families in al-Sawarkeh area near al-Nuseirat camp.

Another person was killed when a civilian vehicle was hit in al-Farouq neighborhood, near the town of al-Zawaida.

Since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has been carrying out a genocide in Gaza which has so far killed nearly 65,300 Palestinians, most of them women and children.

The onslaught has displaced hundreds of thousands alongside a blockade on humanitarian aid that has led to famine and claimed the lives of at least 442 Palestinians, including 147 children.