GAZA/CAIRO/ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER ¨C Israeli tanks advanced along two gateways to the center of Gaza City on Thursday while internet and phone lines were cut off for several hours, signaling a potential escalation in ground operations in the Palestinian enclave.
Israeli forces control Gaza City¡¯s eastern suburbs and in recent days have been pounding the Sheikh Radwan and Tel Al-Hawa areas, from where they would be positioned to advance on central and western areas where most of the population is sheltering.
¡°We are scared, but what can we do?¡± said Bassam Al-Qanou, a displaced man sheltering with around 30 family members in one of countless ragged improvised tent camps along the city¡¯s beach.
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