Israeli forces intensify attacks in Shujayea as Gaza death toll rises
Al Jazeera
Soldiers advance in Gaza City neighbourhood as UN says at least 60,000 Palestinian residents displaced.
The Israeli military has said its troops are intensifying operations in the Shujayea neighbourhood east of Gaza City and “fighting simultaneously above and below ground”.
In a situational update on Saturday, it claimed troops had eliminated “a large number of terrorists” over the past day and located a weapons storage facility within a school compound.
It said the air force also struck “terror targets and armed terrorist cells, including a terrorist cell that was on its way to fire at troops”.
The Israeli military earlier issued a statement requiring residents in Shujayea and adjacent areas to move southwards along the arterial Salah al-Din Street, which crosses the length of the enclave.
Reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary said Israeli forces targeted a group of Palestinians in Gaza City trying to fill water containers at a distribution point.
