Israeli troops launched intensive attacks on multiple areas of Gaza, killing more than 40 civilians

The Israeli army has launched intensive attacks on multiple areas of the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City, resulting in the deaths of more than 40 civilians.

According to reports from Xinhua News Agency and Reuters, attacks by the Israeli army in multiple areas of Gaza on Sunday (September 14th) killed 45 people, 32 of whom died in Gaza City.

The Israeli army issued a statement saying that it carried out air strikes on three high-rise buildings in Gaza City on that day and had issued an evacuation warning before the air strikes. Palestinian officials said the attack destroyed at least 30 houses in Gaza City, forcing thousands of people to be displaced.

The Israeli army said that it has been conducting military operations at multiple locations in northern Gaza, killing many Palestinian armed personnel and destroying anti-tank missile positions.

Witnesses in Gaza City said that the Israeli air strikes targeted residential buildings, refugee camps and local community colleges, etc. Residents were asked to leave within minutes and people were in a panic.

Israel said it has carried out five rounds of air strikes on Gaza City in the past week, targeting more than 500 sites, including Hamas reconnaissance points, sniper points, tunnel entrance buildings and weapons depots.

The government media office of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip issued a statement strongly condemning the Israeli military attack and said that in recent days, due to the intensification of the attacks, many people have been forced to move to the southern part of Gaza.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) issued a statement on social media saying that due to Israeli air strikes, tens of thousands of Gazans have been forced to flee Gaza on foot, with severe shortages of drinking water, food and tents, and the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen.

The Israeli army had previously ordered the complete evacuation of about one million residents in Gaza City.

According to a report by The Times of Israel on Sunday, the Israeli army estimates that more than 300,000 Palestinians have withdrawn from Gaza City so far.

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