On the morning of October 30, Israeli tanks reached the outskirts of Gaza City and cut the key Palestinian road from north to south.
Source: The Times of Israel with reference to war correspondent Emanuel Fabian, Bild journalist Julian Röpke
Details: According to eyewitnesses, tanks were seen in the Zaytoun area.
According to war correspondent Emanuel Fabian, the video shows an IDF tank attacking a car on the Salah al-Din road near Gaza City.
Reference: The Salah Al Din Road is the main highway in the Gaza Strip, connecting the area from the Rafah crossing in the south to the Erez crossing in the north. The road is named after a 12th century Muslim commander.
Gaza City, Zeitoun area and Salah al-Din road
map from Wikipedia
Added: Journalist Julian Röpke reports that the Israeli army has penetrated 6 km into the central part of the Gaza Strip and set up a checkpoint on the Salah al-Din road. According to him, Israel has effectively cut off Gaza City and the northern camps from the rest of the enclave.
Background:
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated on October 7 when Hamas attacked Israel with rockets. On October 9, Israel announced that it had returned under control all areas on the border near the Gaza Strip. Israel is now planning a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, which could last three months. The New York Times reported that Israel had to reschedule its ground operation in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military entered the Gaza Strip on October 27 after intense shelling by artillery and rockets fired from military aircraft.
2023-10-30 09:07:00
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