In Gaza, intense fighting in the north has left civilians trapped

Since Thursday (27), the Israeli army has been waging intense ground battles against Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters, especially in the Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City. As the clashes intensified, Palestinian civilians became trapped but unable to leave the area due to the fighting.

He added, “Our forces are operating in Rafah, Shuja’iyya, and all over the place.” Gaza strip“, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday (30). Dozens of terrorists are eliminated every day. “It is a difficult battle that we fight on the ground, sometimes with our hands, and also underground,” he said. According to an Agence France-Presse correspondent, several air strikes bombed the northern city of Gaza, as well as Rafah and Khan Yunis in the south. At night.

Since Thursday (27), residents of the Shuja’iyya area have been asked to leave the area. Panic has reigned in this eastern neighborhood of Gaza City, with scenes of horror, according to the families of the residents who did not know where to go. Some said they had been trapped for four days because they could not leave due to the explosions and shooting. Testimonies from residents and journalists at the scene speak of Israeli bulldozers and tanks firing into residential areas, according to RFI’s correspondent in Jerusalem, Alice Frossard.