Israel’s army demolished the Ghafri tower, a 18 -storey skyscraper located in the port area of the city of Gaza, considered the highest building in the enclave and housed 60 apartments.
In a military statement, the Israeli forces assured that Hamas He had installed there “Intelligence systems and observation positions to monitor the location of the troops.”
However, as on previous occasions, there were no evidence to support that statement, the agency said EFE.
Displacements prior to attack
Hours before the offensive, the Israeli army ordered the forced eviction of the residents of the building and the improvised camps in its surroundings, where they lived displaced who had already lost their homes by the bombings.
He also asked the inhabitants of the port area and the Rimal neighborhood to evacuate, after Several recent attacks that also destroyed other skyscrapers.
Increase in Israel’s offensive over Gaza
Since Israel announced its plans to invade and occupy the city of Gaza, attacks on the capital have intensified.
According to local sources, Dozens of people die daily and the demolitions of housing, residential towers and infrastructure have become common.
Analysts cited by regional media warn that the strategy could seek to force the displacement of the population – more than one million people – towards the south of the enclave before an eventual land offensive.
