Thousands of Palestinians fled during the night from Gaza after the Israeli military attacks intensified, stated in several reports.
Referring to the evaluation of the Israeli army, The Times of Israel reported that about 20,000 people left the capital of the Gaza belt in the night.
The Palestinian authorities also reported that thousands of people escaped from various districts towards the south of the territory, but that many refused to leave the city.
In August, Israel announced that his forces would take full control over the city of Gauze to deal with Hamas. The inhabitants were invited to move to the so-called “humanitarian zones” further south.
Despite the dangers for their lives, many do not want to move into safe zones, because Israel has already attacked such areas.
The Israeli army said that more than 300,000 Palestinians had recently left the city and went to other parts of the belt. Media in Gaza estimated the number of evacuated at approximately 350,000.
About a million people lived in the city of Gazi before.
Witnesses said that Israeli attacks on Gaza city in the last few hours were especially strong and that they hit numerous buildings. The doctors said that at least 16 people were killed since midnight.
The Israeli army destroyed dozens of high residential buildings in Gazi City, accusing Hamas to use them as observation positions and to place explosives.
(Vijesti.ba)
