Israeli forces continue genocidal war on Gaza with simultaneous strikes on central, southern parts of besieged strip

Residents and witnesses said Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shujayea neighborhood of northern Gaza City and also pushed deeper into several districts in the east, west and center of the Rafah city.

Israeli tanks have been targeting houses and civilian infrastructure in Shujayea for the fourth consecutive day.

Many families are still trapped in Shujayea as Israel’s military keeps hammering the area with air strikes and artillery attacks.

A series of videos circulating on social media show widespread destruction in the Shujayea neighborhood. The videos, shared by residents show a street lined with bombed-out buildings and rubble, extending into a haze of smoke.

The massive destruction comes as Israel continues its intense attacks on the area for a fourth day using air and artillery strikes along with ground forces.

A number of Palestinians have not been able to leave their homes since Israeli quadcopters and drones are shooting at people leaving their houses.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) says 65,000 Palestinians have been able to evacuate, but there are still many trapped.

In the central Gaza City neighborhood of al-Daraj, one person was killed and another injured in a regime airstrike.

In the al-Mawasi district – declared a “safe zone” by Israel’s military – Israeli forces have been setting fire to makeshift tent camps where displaced Palestinians have been sheltering.

In one of the latest strikes, at least six Palestinians were killed and many others wounded after Israeli warplanes targeted a house in a residential area of Rafah in southern Gaza.

Some reports said at least 15 people were killed in the north after their homes were directly hit by Israeli artillery shells.

Relentless Israeli strikes and shelling keep killing more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli aggression on Gaza began early last October. Since then, more than 37,800 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 87,000 injured.