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On foot and by donkey cart, thousands flee widening Israeli assault in central Gaza

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Palestinian families fled Wednesday from the brunt of Israel’s expanding ground offensive into Gaza’s few remaining, overcrowded refuges, as the military launched heavy strikes across the center and south of the territory, killing dozens, Palestinian health officials said. On foot or riding donkey carts loaded with belongings, a … Read more

Gaza civilians find no good options to escape widening Israeli strikes

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave AMMAN, Jordan — Israel on Sunday launched strikes in northern and southern Gaza, hitting densely populated areas where it says Hamas militants are hiding, and squeezing civilians into ever smaller patches of territory as options dwindle for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians seeking refuge. Casualties appeared to … Read more