Israel to move forces into Gaza City; deadly West Bank raids

Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn have killed at least 52 people, including 32 in Gaza City. Israeli PM Netanyahu says that troops will soon move into the city, threatening residents and ordering them to flee for their lives.
Six people have been killed and many wounded in a shooting in occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli officials say, blaming the attack on two Palestinians from the occupied West Bank. Police say the perpetrators have been killed.Time for a recap
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The Israeli military has released the names of three of the four soldiers killed in Gaza today, saying their families had been informed.
In two separate attacks, the Israeli army has killed two 14-year-old boys in separate raids on the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp, in the wake of the attack that killed six people in East Jerusalem earlier today.
Israeli attacks today have killed at least 52 people in the Strip, local hospitals tell our team on the ground.
Netanyahu has ordered residents of Gaza City to “leave now”, hours after Israel said it would ramp up air strikes on the enclave.
Lebanon’s Ministry of Health has said that at least five people have been killed and five others injured in Israeli air attacks in the south of the country.
Israeli forces destroy another high-rise in Gaza City
As part of its ongoing campaign to destroy the remaining infrastructure in the city and displace all of its residents, the army hit the al-Salam tower in centreal Gaza City with three missiles, our correspondent on the ground reports.

These demolition attacks against residential buildings have become common over the last week, as Israeli ground forces prepare to move into the city after weeks of relentless bombing and shelling.US proposal for Gaza deal sparks debate over Israeli withdrawal terms
According to Axios, there is additional information about the US proposal for a deal to release all captives in Gaza and end the war:

Citing an unnamed source familiar with the details, reporter Barak Ravid said the proposal includes a clause on how Israeli soldiers would withdraw from Gaza.
“A full Israeli withdrawal (without exceptions, including from the perimeter) will be carried out, subject to the new government in Gaza’s ability to impose security,” the source said.
The source added that Israel is satisfied with this clause because it does not require a full, immediate and unconditional Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
Hamas calls this clause a trap and claims that it will give Israel veto power over the timing of the withdrawal or the way the new governing mechanism in Gaza will look the day after the war.How dangerous is the situation in the occupied West Bank?
A shooting attack at an illegal Israeli settlement in occupied East Jerusalem earlier today, and settler and army violence against Palestinians there and elsewhere in the occupied West Bank have intensified under the far-right Israeli government.

How dangerous is the situation?

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