Monitoring social media as Israel launches assault in central Gazapublished at 09:56 British Summer Time
09:56 BST
Emma Pengelly
BBC Verify journalist
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This morning Israel launched a ground and air attack on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza after issuing an evacuation order for south-western areas of the city on Sunday.
It’s the first time the Israeli military has launched a ground offensive there during the war against Hamas. For updates from BBC correspondents in the region follow our main live page here.
Today our verification team will be monitoring social media feeds on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and X for emerging videos.
Israel restricts international journalists from entering Gaza so verifying content posted online is important in helping us build a picture of what’s happening on the ground.