Israel announces expanding ground operation in north Gaza

4 April 2025 08:09 BST

The Israeli military said its troops began operating in the Shujayea area in the northern Gaza Strip with the aim of “deepening control" and expanding the so-called "security zone", in a statement on X.

The Israeli army is allowing civilians “to evacuate the combat zone for their safety, via designated routes,” it added.

Israeli attacks on north Gaza, specifically the Shujayea neighbourhood of Gaza City killed at least 37 people yesterday.

A woman carrying a baby walks ahead of a child pushing another in a wheelchair, as Palestinians flee Gaza City's eastern neighbourhood of Shujaiya following a forced evacuation order issued by the Israeli military on 3 April, 2025. — A woman carrying a baby walks ahead of a child pushing another in a wheelchair, as Palestinians flee Gaza City's eastern neighbourhood of Shujaiya following a forced evacuation order issued by the Israeli military on 3 April 2025 (AFP)