Qassam Brigades say they ambushed Israeli army units in Gaza
The armed wing of Hamas says it “lured two mechanised” units of the Israeli army and ambushed them in the al-Mughraqa area of the central Gaza Strip.
Death toll rises to 5 after Israel bombs Rafah home
The Palestinian news agency Wafa is now reporting that five people were killed in the attack on the home which belonged to the Jamal family. It cited sources as saying Israeli fighter jets targeted a home that belonged to the Jamal family, which was “filled with people”.
The dead and injured were taken to the nearby Abu Youssef al-Najjar Hospital, Wafa reports. A number of people were also injured in a separate Israeli bombing of a home east of Rafah, Wafa said.
Israeli officials continue to threaten an imminent ground invasion of Rafah, where more than 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering.
Israeli shelling, raids in central and northern Gaza
Israeli artillery have shelled several sites in Deir el-Balah and Wadi Gaza in the central Gaza Strip, Wafa reports.
In eastern Jabalia and Gaza City, in the north of the Gaza Strip, there are reports of artillery shelling and Israeli raids, especially in the Zeitoun neighbourhood and in the northwestern side of Gaza City, Wafa also reports.
Smoke rises above destroyed buildings in the north of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday
