Israeli forces advance deeper into Gaza City; 19 killed across enclave

Israeli forces advanced deeper into Gaza City on Sept 25 as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, with US President Donald Trump pursuing a deal to end the Gaza war.

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Israeli strikes killed at least 19 people across the Palestinian enclave on Sept 25, the local health authorities said. They included 11 people from two families in Zawayda town in the central Gaza Strip, where planes attacked a residential building.

Israel's military did not comment on the incident but said it had struck 170 targets in Gaza in the past 24 hours and attacked "terror infrastructure" used by militant groups to attack soldiers. Its forces were deep in Gaza City, it said.

Tanks have entered Gaza City as part of an offensive that Israel says is intended to eliminate Hamas following its deadly attack on Israel in October 2023 but which has caused extensive destruction, a humanitarian catastrophe and widespread hunger.

Mr Netanyahu says Gaza City is the Palestinian militant group’s last bastion, but hundreds of thousands of civilians remain there.