Israeli tanks reached the outskirts of Gaza City and cut off a key Palestinian road from north to south on the morning of 30 October. Source: The Times of Israel, citing military correspondent Emanuel Fabian and eyewitnesses; Bild journalist Julian Röpcke Details: Eyewitnesses report that tanks were spotted in Zeitoun district.
Israeli tanks reached the outskirts of Gaza City and cut off a key Palestinian road from north to south on the morning of 30 October.
Source: The Times of Israel, citing military correspondent Emanuel Fabian and eyewitnesses; Bild journalist Julian Röpcke
Details: Eyewitnesses report that tanks were spotted in Zeitoun district.
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian says that the video shows an Israel Defence Forces tank attacking a car on Salah al-Din Road near Gaza City.
Footage shows IDF tanks striking a suspicious vehicle on Salah a-Din road near Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/TtFR9mrMwk — Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) October 30, 2023
Note: Salah al-Din Road is the main road route in the Gaza Strip, connecting the territory from the Rafah checkpoint in the south to the Erez checkpoint in the north. The road is named after a 12th-century Muslim general.
Updated: Journalist Julian Röpcke reports that the Israeli forces have penetrated 6 kilometres deep into the central part of the Gaza Strip and set up a checkpoint on the Salah al-Din road. The journalist added that Israel has effectively cut off Gaza City and the northern camps from the rest of the enclave.
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The Israeli Army penetrated 6 km deep into the central Gaza Strip, set a roadblock at the Salah Al Deen road and by this effectively cut Gaza City and the northern camps from the rest of the strip. pic.twitter.com/ck4vkruImL — Julian Röpcke
