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Israel Escalates Gaza City Offensive With Strikes Near Hospitals as Allenby Crossing Shuts After Deadly Attack

Israel says the next phase will use “unprecedented” force as roughly half of Gaza City’s residents flee.

Overview

  • Medical sources reported at least 83 Palestinians killed since dawn as missiles struck areas around al‑Shifa and al‑Ahli hospitals, including at least 15 deaths outside al‑Shifa and four near al‑Ahli.
  • The Israel Defense Forces estimated about 480,000 people have left Gaza City for the south and urged remaining residents to evacuate, saying operations will continue with unprecedented force.
  • A Jordanian aid truck driver with an Israeli permit killed two Israeli soldiers in a shooting and stabbing at the Allenby crossing, prompting closure of the route and a suspension of aid entry from Jordan pending new procedures.
  • The military said four Israeli soldiers around 20 years old were killed by an improvised explosive device in Rafah in southern Gaza.
  • Houthi forces in Yemen launched drones and a missile toward Israel; authorities said the missile was intercepted, Ben Gurion airport briefly closed, and an unmanned aircraft struck the entrance of a hotel in Eilat.