Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Palestinians in Gaza City continue to flee as Israeli bombs and ground forces attack the city.

Israel unleashed a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City on Tuesday, declaring "Gaza is burning" as Palestinians there described the most intense bombardment they had faced in two years of war. An Israel Defense Forces official said ground troops were moving deeper into the enclave's main city, and that the…

A negotiated settlement to end the fighting remains distant, in part because of the maximalist positions of Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, and of Hamas.

Journalists on the ground have reported that people with no money to flee to the south of Gaza have left their homes and are camped in front of a hospital.

Israeli troops and tanks are pushing deeper into Gaza City, a ground offensive condemned by many in the international community.

Residents of Gaza City continued to flee the relentless bombing by Israeli forces today.

The intensified assault coincided with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Israel, where he pledged Washington’s continued support before travelling to Qatar