Bloomberg Quicktake published this video item, entitled “Palestinians Flee to Southern Gaza Strip as Israel Urges Evacuation” – below is their description.
Thousands of Palestinians on Friday fled from around Gaza City’s main hospital after a series of strikes that staff hit in and around several hospitals overnight. They joined a growing exodus of people toward the south escaping intensified urban fighting as Gaza officials said the Palestinian death toll from the war surpassed 11,000 people.
But the search for safety in the besieged enclave has grown increasingly desperate. The tens of thousands who fled south in the past few days face the prospect of ongoing bombardment and dire conditions. The overnight strikes in northern Gaza underscored the danger for tens of thousands more who have crowded in and around hospitals, believing they will be safe.
Gaza medical officials accused Israel of striking near four hospitals Friday, though Israel said at least one was the result of a misfired Palestinian rocket. The number of Palestinians killed in the war has risen to over 10,800, including more than 4,400 children, the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said.
In the occupied West Bank, more than 160 Palestinians have been killed in the violence and Israeli raids. The ministry is the only official source for Gaza casualties. In previous wars, the ministry’s counts have held up to UN scrutiny, independent investigations and even Israel’s tallies. Gaza’s largest city is the focus of Israel’s campaign to crush Hamas following its deadly Oct. 7 surprise incursion.
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