According to reports on CBS News, Israeli forces were observed shooting at Palestinians who were attempting to return to their homes in northern Gaza, disregarding IDF warnings conveyed through dropped leaflets.
Despite expressing hopelessness, thousands of displaced civilians from Khan Younis, southern Gaza, ventured north, encountering Israeli tanks and gunfire at a central Gaza crossover point.
It was reported that 4,000 to 5,000 people left Khan Younis, expressing a desire to return home despite feeling unsafe throughout the Gaza Strip.
Footage captured chaotic scene as panicked civilians fled amid machinegun fire.
Israel’s military is investigating reports of injuries in the incident.