Buildings reduced to rubble as Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza City in the Gaza conflict 2025.
Introduction Historical background of the Gaza conflict 2025
The Israel-Palestine conflict has a complex and tragic history spanning decades. But the conflict has become even more horrific since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 and the killing of about 1,200 Israelis. 251 hostages were taken in this attack. Israel responded by launching a military operation on the Gaza Strip which has resulted in the deaths of more than 64,000 Palestinians (about half of them women and children). Gaza city has become the focal point of the conflict and was home to about 1 million people. Israel says the city is a stronghold of Hamas and the aim of its military operation is to disarm Hamas and release hostages. But the operation has created a serious humanitarian crisis. In which starvation has occurred and there has been large-scale displacement.
Israel’s ultimatum to evacuate Gaza conflict 2025
On 6 September 2025, the Israeli army ordered residents of Gaza City to immediately leave the city and move to a humanitarian zone located in southern Gaza. Israeli military spokesman Avichai Adrae issued the order through the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and said the army was going to intensify its military operation in the city. Also, the method of evacuation warning which is the use of social media is official. Israeli military spokesman Avichai Adrae issued the warnings via Twitter, designated al-Rashid Street as a humanitarian corridor, guided residents to move south along it, and instructed specific targeting orders to evacuate the residential al-Ruya building and surrounding tents located in the area of Beirut Junction and the Arab League University Street.
Humanitarian Zone Promises and Reality
The Israeli army claimed that officials designated the al-Mawasi area and surrounding neighborhoods in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis as a humanitarian zone. The army promised that they will make food, medical care, shelter, field hospitals, water pipelines, and desalination facilities available to residents in the area. But international aid groups and the United Nations have repeatedly warned that al-Mawasi is already severely overloaded and that conditions are truly appalling. There is a lack of shelter, sanitation, clean water and food. In addition, the Israeli army has killed several civilians during this war. Bar al-Mawasi has been bombed, killing hundreds of civilians, even though it was previously marked as a safe zone.
Targeting of high-rise buildings
On September 6, the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning for two high-rise buildings and surrounding tents in Gaza City. But military spokesman Adrae claimed that Hamas had infrastructure inside or near the buildings. And Shortly after they issued the warning, the Israeli army launched an airstrike on one of the towers, resulting in the building collapsing completely and sending a cloud of dust and debris into the air. Along with Israel’s argument and Hamas’ denial, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz shared a video of the building’s collapse on social media and claimed that Hamas used the building to gather intelligence and plant explosive devices in the surrounding area.
The army also claimed that Hamas installed surveillance cameras in the building, set up war rooms, and deployed snipers and anti-tank missiles to target Israeli military forces.But Israel did not provide any evidence to support these claims.
Talking about the continuous attack
This incident came just after a similar attack a day earlier on September 5 when the Israeli army destroyed another high-rise building in Gaza City. Before that attack too, the army had issued a two-hour alert and warned all the people present in the area. Also, a social media video shows that three missiles hit the building, causing it to collapse completely. Israel stated that Hamas set up an underground infrastructure under the building that they used for terrorist operations. Also Date Target Israeli Claim Hamas Response Known Casualties 5 September Mushtaha high-rise building was using Hamas surveillance and military operations Denied allegations Said it was a residential tower Unknown
Life on the verge of starvation Gaza conflict 2025
Gaza residents are suffering from severe shortage of food, clean water, medicine and basic medical care. And Long lines of Palestinians could be seen waiting for food outside a community kitchen in Deir al-Balah, AP reports. Some families have had nothing to eat for several days in a row. And they are so weak that they are unable to move again. The plight of a child named Shamm Qudeh paints a painful picture of this crisis. But a photo of her in her mother’s arms with extremely thin limbs and visible ribs went viral. She was flown to Italy for treatment for severe malnutrition and a genetic metabolic disease. She weighed just nine pounds (about 4 kg) when she arrived at a hospital in Naples, less than half the median weight of a child her age.
Obstacles and attacks on aid delivery occur as Israeli fire has killed more than 2,000 Palestinians seeking aid at distribution points or along U.N. convoy routes, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Israeli fire killed several people when it targeted civilians seeking aid near Gaza City’s Jikim crossing on Sept. 6, but the Israeli military declined to immediately comment on the incidents. In addition, Israel has repeatedly bombed areas it has designated as safe zones or “humanitarian zones,” including al-Mawasi. This has led to widespread distrust and fear among civilians. Many residents have said they have no place left to go and refuse to be displaced again. Ayman Abo Saif, a resident of Gaza City, told AP that nowhere in the Strip is safe.
Political divisions and hostage negotiations
There is significant controversy within Israel over Netanyahu’s government’s decision to occupy Gaza City. Israeli media reported that top security chiefs, including IDF chief General Eyal Zamir, the heads of the Mossad and Shin Bet, had advised Netanyahu against launching the operation, warning that it could endanger the lives of Israeli hostages, lead to heavy IDF casualties, fail to rout Hamas, and force Israel to impose direct military rule on Gaza’s two million residents. But they advised pursuing a hostage-taking and ceasefire agreement instead. Hostage families and their supporters have organized widespread protests, expressing fear that the military assault will increase the risk to their loved ones.
Future uncertainty and conclusion of Gaza conflict 2025
The future of Gaza remains highly uncertain. And Israel’s Operation Gideon’s Chariots II continues. And the military has said it will continue until Hamas completely withdraws and releases all hostages. But the cost of that goal, in terms of the lives and livelihoods of Gaza civilians, is already astronomically high and rising. Humanitarian aid organizations are increasingly warning that a mass evacuation of Gaza City would only exacerbate the already severe humanitarian crisis. The United Nations announced on September 6 that it would keep its staff in Gaza City to provide badly needed aid. And they also stressed that Palestinians who obey Israeli evacuation orders should be able to voluntarily return if the situation warrants.
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