The Israeli military ordered residents to evacuate a belt of territory the width of central Gaza, urging them to move to nearby Deir al-Balah. “The bombing was very intense,” Radwan Abu Sheitta said by phone from Bureij.

The built-up towns hold Palestinians driven from their homes in what is now Israel during the 1948 war, along with their descendants. Residents of central Gaza described shelling and airstrikes shaking the Nuseirat, Maghazi and Bureij camps. That could further limit aid efforts in Gaza. Government spokesman Eylon Levy said Israel would consider visa requests case by case. employees and accused the world body of being “complicit partners” in Hamas’ tactics. Israel said it would no longer grant automatic visas to U.N. said Israel’s minister for strategic affairs, Ron Dermer, was meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan to discuss topics including transitioning to a different phase of the war to maximize focus on high-value Hamas targets, improving the humanitarian situation, and planning for governance and security in Gaza after the war. Israeli forces have been engaged in heavy urban fighting in northern Gaza and the southern city of Khan Younis, driving Palestinians into ever-smaller areas in search of refuge. The military’s announcement of the new battle zone threatens further destruction in a war that Israel says will last for “many months” as it vows to crush the ruling Hamas militant group after its Oct. Gaza’s main telecom provider announced another “complete interruption” of services in the besieged territory. RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces on Tuesday expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate.

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