Israel Intensifies Gaza Bombing Amid Forced Evacuation Orders
The war in Gaza has entered a new and more devastating phase as Israel intensified its airstrikes on Gaza City’s high-rise buildings, following forced evacuation orders. With nearly two years of conflict already ravaging the enclave, civilians now face a terrifying choice: leave their homes under bombardment or risk starvation and death under siege.
International agencies and humanitarian groups warn that the escalating campaign is pushing Gaza’s civilian population — nearly half of whom are children — into an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.Israel Gaza Bombing 2025
Systematic Destruction of Gaza’s Infrastructure
According to reports, Israeli forces are targeting the last remaining infrastructure in Gaza City to force Palestinian civilians out. On Saturday, the military released maps marking new towers for destruction.
Within hours, the 15-story Sousi Tower in Tel al-Hawa — located near the UNRWA headquarters — was bombed. Witnesses described scenes of panic as residents were given little or no time to evacuate.
“These strikes spread fear and terror, especially as people have less than an hour to leave entire buildings,” reported Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud from Gaza City.
Israel claims, without providing evidence, that the towers were being used by Hamas for surveillance and storing explosives. However, Gaza’s government media office dismissed these allegations as part of a “systematic deception policy” to justify civilian displacement. Officials added that 90% of Gaza’s infrastructure has already been destroyed since the war began in October 2023.
Rising Civilian Deaths and Child Casualties
The humanitarian toll is staggering. According to UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram, Israel’s forced displacement campaign in Gaza City threatens nearly one million people, half of whom are children.
Save the Children reported a chilling statistic: at least one Palestinian child has been killed every hour during the 23-month war. Gaza’s health authorities estimate that over 20,000 children have been killed since October 2023.
On Saturday alone, at least 67 Palestinians were killed, with 45 of those deaths in Gaza City. Earlier reports confirmed that 382 people, including 135 children, have died from starvation due to Israel’s blockade.
Overall, Gaza’s health ministry says 64,368 Palestinians have been killed and 162,367 injured since Israel launched its war after the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, which killed around 1,200 people in southern Israel.
‘Safe Zones’ That Are Not Safe
Israel continues to declare so-called “humanitarian zones” in Gaza, urging civilians to relocate south. But reports from the ground show these areas are also under attack.
In Khan Younis, two Palestinians were killed and several injured when Israeli forces bombed tents in al-Mawasi, a coastal area previously designated as “safe.”
Just hours before, Israel had announced the creation of another humanitarian zone there, claiming it would include field hospitals and food supplies. But Gaza’s Interior Ministry urged civilians not to trust these announcements, warning that such zones are part of a strategy to enforce mass displacement from northern to southern Gaza.
“No area is safe. Israel has attacked tents before in so-called safe zones,” residents told Al Jazeera.
For many, the choice is grim: remain in Gaza City under constant bombardment or risk the dangerous journey south with little more than the clothes on their backs.
The Cycle of Displacement and Destruction
Families returning to neighborhoods such as Zeitoun after weeks of Israeli ground assaults found their homes completely destroyed. Eyewitnesses said entire blocks had been reduced to rubble, erasing years of family history in moments.
One resident told Al Jazeera:
“We left everything when the tanks entered. When we came back, there was nothing. Not even a chair remained.”
The repeated cycle of forced evacuation, bombing, and destruction has left thousands permanently displaced, with no safe refuge anywhere in Gaza.
International Response
Despite growing criticism from the UN and humanitarian groups, Israel continues its campaign, justifying it as necessary to defeat Hamas. But human rights organizations argue the tactics amount to collective punishment of civilians.
The UN has warned of possible war crimes, citing indiscriminate targeting of civilian infrastructure and the weaponization of starvation. Calls for a permanent ceasefire grow louder, but negotiations remain stalled.
Conclusion
The situation in Gaza has become a nightmare for civilians, especially children. With forced evacuations, indiscriminate bombings of high-rise buildings, and so-called humanitarian zones turning into killing fields, Gaza’s residents have nowhere to go.
As the death toll rises past 64,000 Palestinians, the international community faces mounting pressure to intervene and stop what many describe as one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century.
Why is Israel bombing Gaza’s high-rise towers?
Israel claims Hamas uses these buildings for military purposes, but Gaza officials say this is a pretext for mass displacement.
How many civilians have died in Gaza so far?
Since October 2023, at least 64,368 Palestinians have been killed, including over 20,000 children.
Are humanitarian zones in Gaza safe?
Reports show that many “safe zones” have been repeatedly bombed, making them unsafe for civilians.
How many children are affected by the war?
Half of Gaza’s population is under 18, and UNICEF warns their survival is increasingly at risk due to bombings and famine.
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