The Israel Defense Forces shared footage on Friday said to show combat activity in the Gaza Strip. The footage was released as thousands of Palestinians streamed onto Gaza’s only highway on Friday, fleeing the combat zone in the north after Israel announced a window for safe passage, as officials in the enclave said the Palestinian death toll surpassed 11,000 people, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.
The ministry is the only official source for Gaza casualties. In previous wars, the ministry's counts have held up to U.N. scrutiny, independent investigations and even Israel's tallies. Amid an intensifying campaign of airstrikes and ground battles in Gaza City, the search for safety in the besieged enclave has grown increasingly desperate. Tens of thousands have walked south, where they face the prospect of ongoing bombardment and dire conditions.
Others have crowded into and around hospitals, sleeping in operating rooms and wards. Gaza medical officials accused Israel of striking near hospitals on Friday, though Israel said at least one was the result of a misfired Palestinian rocket. Gaza’s largest city is the focus of Israel’s campaign to crush Hamas following its deadly Oct. 7 surprise incursion. The latest war began with an attack on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants who targeted towns, farming communities and a music festival near the Gaza border, killing more than 1,400 people.
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