Israel claims to destroy more military sites, kill fighters in central Gaza
Israeli fighter jets destroyed military infrastructure throughout central Gaza over the last day, according to the Israeli army’s latest war update. The targets included a rocket-launch site, weapons depot, and “operational tunnel shafts”, it said.
In addition, the Israeli air raids killed numerous fighters in the area who either fired at or “advanced towards” Israeli troops in central Gaza, a statement said.
The Israeli military’s latest air attacks on Gaza also killed civilians, including three women sheltering in a Rafah apartment on Monday.
Drones blare sounds of children calling for help; rescuers then attacked
Israeli naval warships opened fire on the coastline of the Nuseirat and Rafah districts with no casualties currently reported.
Overnight there was a clear intensification of artillery fire on the Nuseirat refugee camp specifically. The Israeli military, according to witnesses, has been using drones that release the sounds of children and women calling for help. When people attempt to rescue them, they are attacked.
In northern Gaza City, there have been air strikes that targeted the Zeitoun neighbourhood where at least seven houses were attacked and partially destroyed.
And in southern Rafah, since the early hours we continue to hear Israeli drones hovering overhead at low altitudes as a part of Israel’s intelligence operations, which indicate more attacks to come.
47 killed, 61 wounded in Gaza over the last day
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip killed 47 people and injured 61 over the last 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry says. The latest strikes bring the total number of casualties since October 7 to 34,535 killed and 77,704 wounded, with 8,000 people still believed to be missing. Among the dead are more than 14,500 children and 9,500 women.
2 killed in central Gaza neighbourhood
An Israeli attack on al-Zahra city in central Gaza has killed at least two people, report our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic. The attack comes after earlier reports that the military was firing on the Nuseirat camp, to the south.
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