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Violet_Crumble

(36,355 posts)
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 06:22 PM Sep 19

Israeli forces advance on Gaza City as displaced Palestinians panic

Source: Irish Times

Israel’s military said it had expanded operations in Gaza City on Friday and bombarded Hamas infrastructure, while displaced Palestinians traumatised by the advance said they had no means to flee.

“The situation is really bad. All night long, the tank was firing shells,” said Palestinian Toufic Abu Mouawad, who left a camp for the displaced with nowhere else to go.

“I want to flee with the boys, the girls, the children. This is the situation that we are living in. It is a very tragic situation. We call on all the Arab countries and the people who have a good conscience to stand with us.”

Israeli forces control Gaza City’s eastern suburbs and in recent days have been pounding the Sheikh Radwan and Tel Al-Hawa areas, from where they would be positioned to advance on central and western areas, where most of the population is sheltering.

Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2025/09/19/us-vetoes-draft-un-resolution-on-permanent-ceasefire-in-gaza-for-sixth-time/

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Israeli forces advance on Gaza City as displaced Palestinians panic (Original Post) Violet_Crumble Sep 19 OP
No means to flee..... Bayard Sep 19 #1
Effing Israel closed off a main road that was used to flee south. AloeVera Sep 19 #3
How horrifying for these poor people. Haven't they suffered enough? PittBlue Sep 19 #2
My first though in reading your reply would be ... they are not all dead yet. :( cliffside Sep 19 #5
And no one is stopping these atrocities. PittBlue Saturday #7
They will be slaughtered mountain grammy Sep 19 #4
The forced displacement of Gazans, in pictures and maps. Full article at link ... cliffside Sep 19 #6

Bayard

(27,120 posts)
1. No means to flee.....
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 06:27 PM
Sep 19

I take that to mean they will be run over by tanks, or shot.

Take no prisoners.

AloeVera

(3,756 posts)
3. Effing Israel closed off a main road that was used to flee south.
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 07:00 PM
Sep 19

Creating the maximum amount of fear and panic for hundreds of thousands of people. As well as ensuring thousands will remain behind to be murdered and counted- even women and children - as Hhhhamas.

This is intentional cruelty.

The IDF and Israel are run by effing psychopaths.

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