Israeli tanks embark on the residential area of ​​the city city of Gaza

Locals and eyewitnesses claim that dozens of Israeli tanks and military vehicles have headed for a large residential neighborhood of Gaza, on the second day of Israel’s offensive aimed at occupying the area.

Video footage shows tanks, bulldozers and armored carriers of staff moving along the edges of Sheikh Radvan, in the northern town of Gaza. Thick clouds of smoke can be considered as Israeli forces fire artillery shells and smoke bombs to cover their advance.

The Sheikh Radvan area was home to tens of thousands before the war and is considered one of the most densely populated areas in the city.

Israel says the goal of the Gaza’s offensive is to release hostages held by Hamas and to win up to 3,000 fighters in what he describes as the “last fortress” of the group – but the operation has attracted a broad international condemnation.

The leaders of more than 20 major help agencies, including “Save Children and Oxfam”, have warned that “the inhumanity of the Gaza situation is undoubted.”

Residents in Sheikh Radvan said the invasion of Wednesday followed a wave of heavy air strikes aimed at buildings and main streets throughout the neighborhood, what seems to be prepared for the attack on Earth.

Saad Hamada, a local resident who fled south with his family earlier Wednesday, told the BBC: “The drones left nothing. They hit solar panels, power generators, water tanks, even on the Internet.

“Life has become impossible and this forced most people to leave despite the danger.”

Sheikh Radvan includes the areas of Abu Isadar, Al Tavam and Al-Saphtowi and is crossed by Al Jalaa Street, a vital artery connecting the central city of Gaza to its northern regions.

The locals say that Israeli control of the neighborhood can open the path of power to develop deeper into the city and reach their central areas.

The images of tanks on the streets of Gaza have caused wide panic among residents, especially those who still live in the western and central part of the city.

Witnesses said the view of tanks approaching their homes revived memories of previous invasions, which ended with the equalization of entire neighborhoods.

The invasion of Sheikh Radvan caused another wave of displacement, with thousands of families running south.

Long lines of cars and strollers loaded with things were visible on the roads as the Israeli army opened a route south along the path of Salahdin. Residents report trips that take hours and cost hundreds of shekels due to transport shortages and rising prices.

Before the war, Sheik Radvan was one of the most busy areas of Gaza, the home of dozens of schools, mosques and markets.

In recent months, it has already been hit by air raids and is widespread, but the view of tanks inside the area is now a significant new phase in Israel’s ground campaign.

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Wednesday morning that there is Made more than 150 goals in the city of Gaza For two days in support of their ground troops.

As part of its operations, IDF has also been reported to use old military vehicles loaded with explosives that are modified to be remotely controlled. According to Israeli media, they are prompted to Hamas positions and explode.

Resident Nidal Al-Erby told the daily program of the Middle East of BBC Arabic Arab: “It was extremely difficult last night, with continuous explosions and firing that continued from night to dawn.”

“The Israeli vehicles advanced from Sheikh Radvan, Tal Al-Hava, and also from Sherjea. It was a very, very frightening night.”

Help groups, UN agencies and others say that people in the Humanitarian Zone are expected to move, are highly overcrowded and insufficient to support approximately two million Palestinians expected to enter it.

Some who followed the commandments of the military to evacuate in the area, they say they did not find a place to put their tents, so they returned to the north.

“Daily leaflets are thrown at us, which order evacuation, while the Israeli army fires buildings in every direction,” said Munir Azam, who is in North Gaza, before the BBC. “But where can we go? We have no refuge in the south.”

IDF said on Tuesday that about 350,000 people fled the city of Gaza while the UN put the number 190,000 in August. Forecasts suggest that at least 650,000 remain.

Israel began its Gaza war in response to the Hamas attack on South Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and 251 others were taken hostage.

Since then, at least 65,062 people have been killed in Israeli attacks, almost half of them women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

On Wednesday, 98 people were said to have been killed and 385 were injured by an Israeli fire in the last 24 hours. Another four people were killed by malnutrition by taking the total number of deaths related to malnutrition United Body declared as a starvation in Gaza At the end of August to 154 she added.

The UN warned that the intensification of the offensive would push the civilians into “an even deeper crash.”

Tuesday said the UN Investigative Committee Israel has performed a genocide against Palestinians in GazaS The Israeli Foreign Ministry rejected the report and denied it as “distorted and incorrect”.