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| As Israel’s offensive pushed Palestinian civilians into ever smaller pockets of land with few supplies, Israel’s military said that Hamas militants had fired rockets from what it called “humanitarian zones” in southern Gaza, citing maps, satellite photos and footage as evidence. The material and Israel’s account of the attacks could not immediately be verified. See the latest news. | As Israel’s offensive pushed Palestinian civilians into ever smaller pockets of land with few supplies, Israel’s military said that Hamas militants had fired rockets from what it called “humanitarian zones” in southern Gaza, citing maps, satellite photos and footage as evidence. The material and Israel’s account of the attacks could not immediately be verified. See the latest news. |
| The Israeli claims have underscored the risks of so-called safe zones in Gaza, which the U.N. has opposed, instead urging that Gazans be allowed to take shelter in buildings such as schools and hospitals, which are protected under international humanitarian laws. Israel has accused Hamas of concealing command centers within civilian buildings, including schools and hospitals, and has declared some of them to be legitimate targets. | The Israeli claims have underscored the risks of so-called safe zones in Gaza, which the U.N. has opposed, instead urging that Gazans be allowed to take shelter in buildings such as schools and hospitals, which are protected under international humanitarian laws. Israel has accused Hamas of concealing command centers within civilian buildings, including schools and hospitals, and has declared some of them to be legitimate targets. |
| Israel’s maps appeared to show different boundaries for Al-Mawasi, a barren area in Gaza’s Rafah area where thousands of people have fled. When asked, the Israeli military did not explain the discrepancy. The area is among the few remaining places Gazans have been told they can seek safety, and it was not clear whether Israel would now regard it as a legitimate military target. | Israel’s maps appeared to show different boundaries for Al-Mawasi, a barren area in Gaza’s Rafah area where thousands of people have fled. When asked, the Israeli military did not explain the discrepancy. The area is among the few remaining places Gazans have been told they can seek safety, and it was not clear whether Israel would now regard it as a legitimate military target. |
| Mass migration: Nearly 1.9 million people, or about 85 percent of the total population of Gaza, have fled their homes during the two months of war, according to the U.N. | Mass migration: Nearly 1.9 million people, or about 85 percent of the total population of Gaza, have fled their homes during the two months of war, according to the U.N. |
| A journalist’s death: Human Rights Watch said a strike on Oct. 13 that killed a videographer for the Reuters news agency in southern Lebanon had been carried out by the Israeli military and appeared to have been a deliberate attack. | |
| How Israel targets Hamas: Israel has recovered a trove of material that its military has used to assess the extent of the group’s attack plans and tactics, information reviewed by The Times shows. |