Israel ordered the wholesale evacuation of northern Gaza to the south, but officials say there are no safe places to flee in the territory. The northern part of the country has been largely isolated by Israeli forces and has suffered extensive destruction due to large-scale airstrikes.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) had previously warned residents of the Jabaliya camp and others to leave while it proceeded with its operations targeting Hamas. At least 26 Palestinians were killed in a separate airstrike in Khan Younis camp in southern Gaza.
The airstrikes on Jabaliya refugee camp were condemned by the Un and several Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. Israel claimed to have eliminate several Hamas militants in the area, as well as senior officials Muhammad A'sar and Ibrahim Biari.
Ibrahim Biari was the commander of Hamas' Central Jabaliya Battalion who was also responsible for previous attacks against Israel, including the 2004 Ashdod Port bombings. The IDF claimed that several terrorists were killed alongside Biari.
United Nations: Condemning as ‘unjustifiable and shameful' the shelling of a UN-run school in Gaza sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said those responsible for the attack should be
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