Death toll from airstrikes reaches 2,200 as water, food and fuel supplies run low
Tens of thousands of Palestinians fled northern Gaza on Saturday, cramming into already crowded schools, homes and makeshift shelters in the south, as Israeli airstrikes pound the besieged strip before an expected ground invasion.
Israel has sealed all crossings into its territory and Egypt reinforced its border crossing, saying it would not allow refugees to enter. The death toll from airstrikes, already at unprecedented levels, had reached more than 2,200. That included 724 children and 458 women, the Gaza health ministry said.
Many residents cannot find transport, or cannot travel because they are old, sick, disabled, caring for someone with limited mobility or fear they have nowhere to go. Gaza was already one of the world’s most densely populated places, when its residents were spread across the full 365 sq km.
Tank-backed forces had mounted raids to hit Palestinian rocket crews and gather information on the location of hostages, a military spokesperson said. The IDF also claimed to have killed the head of Hamas’ air operations, Murad Abu Murad.
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