Gaza Offensive Intensifies: Israel Targets High-Rises as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens and Hostage Protests Mount

Israeli forces significantly escalated their offensive in Gaza City on Saturday, September 6, 2025, issuing urgent evacuation orders for residents to flee south while simultaneously targeting high-rise buildings. Aid organizations immediately warned that such a large-scale displacement would catastrophically exacerbate the already dire humanitarian crisis, with the region officially declared to be suffering from famine.

Many Palestinian families, having been repeatedly displaced over the nearly two-year-long conflict, voiced despair, stating they have nowhere left to go. The Israeli military confirmed striking at least one prominent high-rise, Sousi Tower, after residents were given approximately 20 minutes to evacuate. This followed a similar strike on Mushtaha Tower on Friday, with Israel accusing Hamas of operating within or near these structures – claims Hamas vehemently denies, insisting they are residential towers.

The day also saw tragic civilian casualties, as medical officials at Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital reported 11 Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers while attempting to gather food at the Zikim crossing. This incident adds to a growing toll, with 23 more Palestinians reportedly killed across the Gaza Strip on Friday while seeking aid, six of them also at Zikim.

Concurrently, thousands of Israelis rallied in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure the release of the remaining 48 hostages held in Gaza. Protesters expressed profound fears that the military’s escalating actions further endanger the captives, especially after a recent Hamas propaganda video showed two gaunt hostages. Calls for an immediate deal and strong criticism of the government’s approach resonated through the demonstrations.

The renewed assault comes as Israel aims to seize control of Gaza City, a critical objective in the conflict that began with Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack. The war, now in its 700th day, has claimed over 64,000 Palestinian lives, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, and a lasting truce remains elusive due to fundamental disagreements between Israel and Hamas over ceasefire conditions and the future governance of Gaza.

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