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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Heavy bombing reported in Gaza City with residents trapped under rubble
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael heavily bombarded Gaza City after midnight on Monday-Tuesday, witnesses tell AFP, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed Israel’s offensive in the devastated territory.
“There is heavy, relentless bombing on Gaza City, and the danger keeps increasing,” witness Ahmed Ghazal says, adding that homes have been destroyed and residents are trapped under the rubble.
“We can hear their screams,” says the 25-year-old Gaza resident.
Mahmud Bassal, a spokesperson for Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense agency, tells AFP that “bombing is still ongoing heavily across Gaza City, and the number of deaths and injuries continues to rise.”
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