Thousands leave northern Gaza amid Israeli war on Hamas

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An estimated 200,000 people have traveled south in the last 10 days through a humanitarian corridor established by the Israeli military, according to the United Nations. Israeli forces have focused their ground assault on Gaza City. Israeli leaders have promised to crush the Hamas terrorist organization responsible for the Oct. 7 attack that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel. More than 11,000 people have died in Gaza since the start of the war, said the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry.

Why is a hospital central to the fighting? The largest hospital in the Gaza Strip, the Al-Shifa Hospital, is no longer functioning, said the World Health Organization. Israeli forces have surrounded the hospital and claim that Hamas is operating in and under hospitals throughout the region. Hamas has denied those claims.

Dig deeper: Listen to Mary Reichard’s report on The WORLD and Everything in It podcast about Israel’s ground offensive.

Lauren Canterberry

Lauren Canterberry is a reporter for WORLD. She graduated from the World Journalism Institute and the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism, both in 2017. She worked as a local reporter in Texas and now lives in Georgia with her husband.