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Airstrike and Artillery in Eastern Gaza City Keep Civilians in a Permanent Evacuation Zone

Gazan sources say Israeli jets carried out two strikes in eastern Gaza City overnight, while artillery pounded the nearby Shuja'iyya area and pushed residents to flee yet again. The renewed firepower in one of Gaza’s most battered districts shows how easily ceasefires on paper can leave civilians living in what amounts to a permanent evacuation corridor.

Fresh Israeli strikes in eastern Gaza City overnight have once again driven civilians from their homes in one of the strip’s most heavily battered urban districts, underscoring how precarious daily life remains even during periods marketed as de‑escalation. Local Gaza sources reported that Israeli fighter jets conducted two airstrikes in the eastern part of Gaza City in the early hours of Saturday morning. At the same time, they described ongoing artillery fire toward the Shuja'iyya area, a dense neighbourhood that has already seen multiple rounds of combat and bombardment since the start of the war. The shelling reportedly forced residents to evacuate yet again, and several people were reported injured.…

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