Israel attacks the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip

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Local media reported that Israeli military tanks entered the Jabalia refugee camp overnight after the IDF warned that 100,000 to 150,000 Palestinian civilians needed to be “evacuated.”

The Jabalia refugee camp is densely populated and local media reported that military tanks surrounded evacuation centers and residential buildings.

Mustafa Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative party, released a video purporting to show Israel bombing the camp.

The video cannot be independently verified.

Gaza’s Civil Defense has said its teams have not had access to the camp since Israel ordered new bombings on Sunday, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported.

Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said that in addition to Jabalia, Israeli forces were also operating in Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun.

It came as Israel launched attacks across the Gaza Strip after expanding an evacuation order in Gaza’s southern Rafah.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate end to the war on Gaza, the return of hostages and an “increase” in humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian territories.