Dozens of bodies have been found inside Gaza City in the wake of the Israeli military pulling out of a number of districts, Palestinian officials have said, as part of an offensive that had already forced tens of thousands to flee.
The Israeli military issued a sweeping instruction for the entire population in Gaza City - in northern Gaza - to evacuate south earlier this week, in a directive the United Nations said would only "fuel mass suffering for Palestinian families". The assault, which began in late June, has sent some 80,000 people fleeing the area.
Gaza's civil defence organisation said that about 40 bodies have been found in an initial search of two Gaza City districts after Israeli troops pulled out of the area. Workers say they continue to recover the dead from destroyed streets and buildings.
"We constantly see bombardment. Every day we see it, today I felt it shake my house. My bathroom window came down on me three days ago," a mother-of-three who wished not to be named for fear of reprisals told The Independent from her home in the al-Shati neighbourhood, known as Beach camp.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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