Thousands of Gazans flee south as a result of the ground operation undertaken by the Israeli army in Gaza City

The Israeli army continues its ground offensive against the city of Gaza for the second consecutive day, forcing thousands of Gazans to move south and leaving more than 100 dead.

The Israeli army continues its ground offensive in Gaza City for the second consecutive day, causing thousands of people to flee south and leaving more than 100 dead, according to a first provisional balance — more than 65 000 dead since the beginning of the Israeli offensive following the attacks of 7 October.

More than 100 dead.

According to reports from journalists and hospital staff following the situation on the ground, more than 100 people have been killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza on Tuesday alone. Most of the deaths are children and women, according to the sources cited. 

Also, air and ground attacks have injured hundreds of people. 

And fleeing from hell, thousands of citizens are heading south. 

An offensive that will last "several months"

The Israeli Army spokesman, Effie Defrrin, has today assured us that it will take "several months" to take over the entire city of Gaza. "It will take several months to destroy it and seize it," he said. 

He added that they won't stop the offensive until "all war targets are accomplished." 

Israel has already killed more than 65,000 Palestinians since the war began. 

Ethnic cleansing

"The Israeli army's ground takeover operation in the city of Gaza represents a further step in the systematic genocide and ethnic cleansing against Gaza," the Hamas organization said in a statement released this afternoon, warning that the operation launched today will only aggravate the human disaster in the Gaza Strip.