🚨 Israeli troops push deeper into Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood in a new ground offensive that’s raising alarm bells. On August 23, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported 61 Palestinians killed and 308 injured across the enclave. 💔
Medical teams in southern Gaza said airstrikes struck tents sheltering displaced families, killing at least 14, most of them women and children. With the UN confirming famine, Gaza’s Health Ministry director Munir al-Bursh warned: 'The famine is silently ravaging the bodies of civilians, depriving children of their right to life and turning tents and hospitals into daily scenes of tragedy.' Eight more Palestinians, including two children, died from malnutrition in the past 24 hours. 📉
Since the conflict reignited on October 7, 2023, over 62,000 people have lost their lives and 157,000 have been injured. Data reported by The Guardian in May suggested only 17% of those killed were fighters, with civilians making up about 83% of the toll.
What’s next?
The Times of Israel says tens of thousands of reservists could join an offensive starting as soon as September 2. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s resuming talks with Hamas but is ready to approve a full-scale plan to seize Gaza City and ‘defeat Hamas.’ Defense Minister Israel Katz tweeted that the army’s strategy involves intense firepower, civilian evacuations, and ground assaults ‘to completely crush Hamas.’ 🔥
Indirect negotiations in Doha have been on and off since July, but a ceasefire deal remains elusive. As families brace for more escalation, the humanitarian crisis deepens, and hope for peace feels painfully distant. 🙏
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Israeli troops push deeper into Gaza City amid rising casualties
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