Israel insists it has not yet started
its main offensive to take Gaza city,
but for many this looks and feels like
an onslaught.
The Gaza Health Ministry says that more
than 60 people have been killed in the
past day. Among them, these children.
We're told they were playing near a
roundabout when it was attacked. Their
families utterly broken by shock and
grief.
>> I lost my daughter. They took her from
us. She was the most precious thing in
our lives. And now she's gone. God help
us.
>> Here's a snapshot of what life is like
in Gaza City.
This camera filmed one street for one
day.
A cacophony of explosions
echoing hour after hour.
All this in a city where famine has been
declared. On the outskirts, beyond
sight, Israel is massing military
hardware and soldiers. There are more
than a million people here in Gaza City.
Israel has told them to leave and to
head south for their own safety. But the
Red Cross says it's simply not possible
for them to all get out.
Only a fraction have so far followed the
order, but some have. Adam has packed
his family and their possessions into a
single overloaded car. He says they had
no choice but to flee.
>> The Israelis threatened our area, so we
had to leave. We're from Shuaya. We
first went south, then came back after
the ceasefire. There's no safe space.
All we're doing is trying to move
further away from the constant fire, but
there's no safe place in Gaza.
>> A ceasefire proposal sits unanswered in
Jerusalem. The government says it won't
compromise. Well, I've just had a
message through from a man who lives
right in the heart of Gaza City with his
family. And he says our choice now is to
remain in the city and face certain
death or to leave and end up on the
streets without shelter or compassion.
We live in a state of constant tension
and fear. Many people here prefer death
over displacement because of the
unbearable suffering that comes with it.
The truth is the battle is starting
while life goes on. Seven Israeli
soldiers were injured after a bomb
exploded beneath their vehicle. Hamas is
warning the remaining hostages will be
placed in harm's way if Ga City is
attacked.
[Applause]
And if there is no ceasefire soon, then
Gaza City will be plunged into terrible
violence yet again. Adam Parson, Sky
News, Jerusalem.