Reuters reported that Israel's military utilized M113 armored vehicles packed with explosives to demolish neighborhoods in Gaza prior to the October 10 ceasefire. These repurposed vehicles, carrying one to three tons of explosives, were deployed alongside airstrikes and bulldozers, leveling buildings. While residents stated that inhabitants often fled after Israeli warnings, some accounts, like that of Hesham Mohammad Badawi, claim no evacuation warning was given before his family's home was destroyed. Reuters could not independently verify all details of individual accounts.