GAZA, Oct 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Zionist Israeli army, yesterday, announced the closure of Al-Rasheed coastal road, the main route linking southern and northern Gaza, to prevent the return of displaced Palestinians.
The road is closed, allowing only southward movement, for those still in Gaza City, said arrogant Zionist Israeli army spokesman, Avichai Adraee, on social media platform X.
The decision has kept Palestinians who fled to southern Gaza from going back to the north.
The barbaric Israeli forces have repeatedly shut down access since Oct, 2023, isolating northern Gaza, and worsening the humanitarian crisis in the coastal enclave. It was briefly reopened in Jan, this year, during a fragile ceasefire.
The move comes, amid an intensified ground offensive, launched by the ruthless Israeli army, in Sept, in Gaza City, targeting Hamas fighters, with the aim of freeing the remaining Israeli hostages.
Tanks have advanced into several neighbourhoods, in what the army described as the heaviest fighting since the offensive began.
The United Nations estimates that 1.9 million of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents have been displaced multiple times, since the conflict began. Humanitarian groups have warned that the latest closure will deepen the isolation of northern Gaza and hinder aid delivery.– NNN-XINHUA
