Mohammad Sultan, 28, said he and his family fled their house in Jabalya in northern Gaza \u201cdue to the intense and continuous bombardments in the area.\u201d When he went back to retrieve food, water and blankets, he and other civilians were fired at, he said. <\/p>\n
Footage taken by Sultan during his journey shows residents walking along a sandy road, surrounded by rubble and half-destroyed buildings. Some, including children, are on foot, struggling to walk with heavy bags. Others are on bicycles or tuk-tuks. <\/p>\n
Drones can be heard buzzing in the background as the bullwhip-like sound of bullets piercing the air trigger screams and attempts to shelter. <\/p>\n
The Israeli military on Monday issued fresh evacuation orders in both northern and southern Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been sheltering. In northern Gaza, the military said it is \u201ccurrently operating with great force in the area\u201d and told residents to move to Al Mawasi, a southern region designated as a so-called humanitarian zone that is already crammed with refugees. <\/p>\n
A day earlier, Israel\u2019s military said it had encircled Jabalya as it launched a new ground operation there amid efforts by Hamas to \u201crebuild its operational capabilities in the area.\u201d <\/p>\n
Hamas\u2019s military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, said on Monday it was engaged in \u201cfierce fights\u201d with Israeli forces in northern Gaza. <\/p>\n
The renewed fighting comes on the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe stayed in the house to search for the remaining body parts of Hassan, but now we cannot go out due to the intensity of the shelling and gunfire,\u201d the 58-year-old said, adding the gunfire targets \u201canything that moves.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cWe try to stay away from the windows, so they won\u2019t shoot at us,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Residents say the fighting in Jabalya has been some of the most intense in recent days. <\/p>\n
Mohammad Ibrahim, a resident of the city who decided to stay in his home with his two sons, said the explosions outside his house were so intense they \u201cshook\u201d his body. <\/p>\n
From his window, Ibrahim said he could see smoke billowing between abandoned apartment buildings. \u201cAnyone who wants to leave the north to Gaza wants death,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Jabalya has been targeted several times during the war, and like many other parts of Gaza, its residents say they don\u2019t know where to go for shelter. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are living in the Stone Age,\u201d Ibrahim said. \u201cThere is no conscience, no humanity, no human rights.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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