Since the early morning, Israeli tanks have been heavily hitting the eastern outskirts of Deir el-Balah, Al Jazeera reports. At least four Israeli air strikes have targeted the same areas.

Reporting gunfire and fighting, it said people in Deir el-Balah, where more than half a million are taking shelter, are frightened and panicked from a deeper Israeli ground invasion that will force them into further displacement.

“We don’t have anywhere to go. All that we have is to stay and wait for our turns to be killed,” Hussain al-Ramlawi told Al Jazeera.

“What is happening is beyond any human’s capability. My children are terrorised. Even in Ramadan, we are being killed and are unable to worship God. Where are the human rights organisations? Living in this world as Palestinians is a curse.”