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Gaza genocide: Israel continues heavy strikes on Al-Zeitoun

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GAZA, PALESTINE (AUGUST 28, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING FROM SITES OF ISRAELI STRIKES, DEMOLISHED AND HEAVILY DAMAGED BUILDINGS VISIBLE, RESIDENTS WALKING THROUGH RUBBLE-STREWN STREETS

GAZA, PALESTINE - AUGUST 28, 2025: At least four people were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip on Thursday, local media reported.

Since Thursday morning, the Israeli army has carried out a series of airstrikes and demolitions east of the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood in southern Gaza City, amid ongoing genocide and siege. Footage from the area shows smoke rising from the targeted sites, with demolished and heavily damaged buildings visible, as residents make their way through the rubble-strewn streets.

The Palestinian Civil Defense reported on Wednesday that Israel has demolished more than 1,500 homes in the Al Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City since launching a ground operation earlier this month.

Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesperson for the agency, said no buildings remain standing in the southern part of the neighborhood following Israel's approval around the beginning of the month of its plan to occupy Gaza.

The Israeli army has employed construction machinery alongside bomb-laden robots, detonating seven sites daily while using quadcopter drones to drop explosives on house rooftops, Bassal said.

The weapons have intensified the scale of destruction in the area, he added.

The systematic demolition has forced 80% of Al Zeitoun’s residents to migrate to western or northern areas of Gaza City, said Bassal.

Israel's Security Cabinet approved a plan on Aug. 8 to occupy Gaza City. The plan involves displacing approximately one million Palestinians southward, surrounding the city and occupying it after intense attacks.

Israel has killed nearly 63,000 Palestinians in its ngoing genocide in Gaza since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, which is facing famine.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

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