Gazans are reportedly fleeing Shejaia due to an IDF surprise attack in the neighborhood, Maariv reported Thursday.
Palestinian reports indicate there is sustained and intensive artillery shelling on the neighborhood, along with helicopter fire from the east of Gaza City.
According to additional reports, IDF vehicles are advancing from several directions, including from Baghdad Street, Al-Shaf Street, and the Jabal Al-Rais area, according to YNet.
‘You must evacuate’
The IDF Arabic spokesman, Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, addressed the residents of Shejaia, saying, “To all residents and civilians in the Shejaia area and the new neighborhoods, for your safety, you must evacuate immediately southwards towards Salah ad-Din Street to the humanitarian zone.”
Sources in Shejaia told the Palestinian press that “the advancement of the vehicles in the neighborhood was sudden, the army surrounded a residential building in the neighborhood. In the background there was intense shooting and bombings from aircraft and artillery,” YNet reported.
The Sdot Negev Regional Council informed their residents that the IDF forces were operating in northern Gaza, and so there would be explosions and loud noises in the area, N12 reported.
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