Israeli air strikes, quadcopters and booby-trapped vehicles target Palestinians in Gaza City

Relentless Israeli air strikes and artillery shelling targeted desperate Palestinians in Gaza City on Tuesday, on the same day a United Nations inquiry ruled that Israel is committing genocide in the besieged enclave.

Thick columns of black smoke could be seen filling the sky above the southern Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood, as the sounds of fighter jets, helicopter and quadcopter gunfire, along with the detonation of explosive-laden vehicles, echoed throughout the embattled city.

Following weeks of intense aerial attacks on the neighbourhoods of Zeitoun and Sheikh Radwan, Israeli forces stepped up their assault on Gaza City, with the military announcing a "new phase" in its 22-month-long war.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz celebrated the announcement of the deadly assault, declaring on X that "Gaza is burning."

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