The Israeli army sent tanks into the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun and ordered residents to evacuate, the Hamas-led government’s news service said on Tuesday.
GAZA, April 16 (Xinhua) — The Israeli army sent tanks into the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun and ordered residents to evacuate, the Hamas-led government news service said Tuesday.
The news service said in a statement that Israeli spies and tanks had advanced to the city’s shelters, and that the Israeli army had surrounded a school that housed hundreds of displaced people.
The Israeli army set up a checkpoint behind the school, and threatened everyone inside to leave the school, the statement said, adding that every family in Beit Hanoun was forced to leave. evacuated, and several young men arrested.
“This new crime was committed under the cover of heavy air and artillery explosions and heavy fire,” the statement said, adding that military vehicles were still present east of Jabalia and Beit Hanoun.
Israel has not yet responded to this statement.■
2024-04-17 01:53:36
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