Cairo/Gaza:Israel's military pushed deeper towards the most populated areas of Gaza City on Tuesday, a painful reminder for Gazans that Western powers' recognition of a Palestinian state does not mean an end to the horrors of war as tanks approach.

Israel pressed on with its Gaza offensive a day after dozens of world leaders gathered at the United Nations to embrace a Palestinian state, a landmark diplomatic shift after nearly two years of war that faces fierce resistance from Israel and its close ally the United States.

Medics said at least four people had been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Gaza City, which Israel has advised civilians to leave for southern Gaza as its tanks advance.

"We are not steadfast, we are helpless. We don't have money to leave to the south and we don't have guarantees if we do the Israelis will not bomb us, so we are staying," said Huda, a mother of two from Gaza City.

"The children tremble all the time from the sounds of explosions, we do too, they are wiping out a city that is thousands years old and the world is celebrating a symbolic recognition of a state that won't stop our killing," she told Reuters via a chat app.

Israeli forces detonated explosive-laden vehicles in the suburbs of Sabra and Tel Al-Hawa as tanks made a significant push towards the western side of Gaza City. 

Source:Ndtv