Gaza teeters on the brink as fighting with Israel escalates

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Screams and flying debris enveloped Umm Majed al-Rayyes as explosions hurled her from her bed in Gaza City. Groping in the ...

housing important Hamas offices and some businesses after the Israeli military fired warning shots, allowing occupants to flee.

The Israeli government long has accused Hamas of using civilians as human shields against retaliatory strikes; militants often launch rockets from civilian areas and set up command centers inside residential buildings. Yet Israel received heavy criticism for its tactic of bombing buildings during the 2014 war with Hamas.Recalling the horror of past wars, Gaza residents say they feel nowhere is safe.

The people killed by the indiscriminate fire at Israeli population centres included three women and two children, spreading fear on both sides of the border. Instead, shops stood shuttered and the city's streets were eerily empty. Almost nothing moves on the roads except for ambulances and Hamas security vehicles. Bombs thunder in the distance. Plumes of black smoke billow from stricken buildings. Residents walk by rubble-strewn stores and downed power lines, surveying the latest damage to a city already riddled with scars from intense clashes.

 

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