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Palestinians report heavy fighting with Israeli forces in northern Gaza
A Palestinian man holds the body of a relative killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, October 8, 2024

PALESTINIANS reported heavy fighting with Israeli forces in northern Gaza today.

This followed another order by Israel for Palestinians to evacuate the area as it launches a ground operation a year into the war on Palestinians in Gaza.

At least 15 people, including two women and four children, were killed today in the fighting in Jabaliya, the nearby Kamal Adwan Hospital said.

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