Crisis in Gaza: Israeli offensive forces mass evacuation
The Israeli military has called on Palestinians in the eastern Gaza Strip to evacuate. After Israel's renewed attack, hospitals in Gaza are reported to be full of injured Palestinians, according to CNN.
On Tuesday morning, the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of Palestinians residing in the eastern part of the Gaza Strip, near the border with Israel. Civilians are advised to move towards the central area of the enclave. "The IDF has launched a strong offensive against terror organizations. These designated areas are considered dangerous combat zones", stated the Israel Defense Forces spokesman, Col. Avichai Adraee.
New offensive in the Gaza Strip
Israel resumed missile attacks on the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday morning. The Israel Defense Forces announced their readiness to expand operations beyond airstrikes. Various statements from the authorities in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip indicate that between 250 and 330 people have already died in Tuesday's attacks.
The designation of evacuation areas may suggest that Israel is planning to resume a ground operation.
Dramatic scenes following the night and Israeli attack
Muhammad Abu Salmiya from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza told CNN that hospitals can no longer cope with the increasing number of injured patients, as operating rooms are at full capacity and many wounded individuals are dying without access to a treatment bed.
He further stated that the attack had severely impacted the already strained healthcare system, which is struggling with a shortage of medicines and a critical lack of medical equipment.
Another doctor told CNN that the situation was beyond anything she had ever encountered, emphasizing that most patients were children.
