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Gaza death toll rises
At least 34,789 Palestinians have been killed and 78,204 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, its Health Ministry says. The ministry added that 54 people were killed and 96 injured in the latest 24-hour reporting period.
Hamas’s armed wings claims it launched rockets at Israeli troops at Gaza border crossing
In a statement, the Qassam Brigades said it has fired rockets at the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing near Israel, targeting a “gathering of enemy forces”.
Israel closed the Karem Abu Salem crossing in southern Gaza over the weekend after Hamas claimed an attack on it that killed four Israeli soldiers.
Israeli shelling hits children near Nuseirat camp
Israel’s military has shelled an area in Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, causing numerous injuries, including of children, report our colleagues on the ground.
Nuseirat is one of the areas in central Gaza that Palestinians fleeing Rafah, where Israel’s military has launched a limited incursion, have begun heading to. But even as they flee, they know no area is fully safe from Israeli military attacks, reports Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary.
The aftermath of Israeli strikes on homes in Rafah
Video clip captures moment of fierce Israeli strikes on Rafah
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic have verified and shared a video clip of Israeli strikes on Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip where Palestinians have started to flee before an Israeli military ground invasion.
Israel has announced the start of its military operation against Rafah, despite warnings from the UN, US, the EU and international humanitarian organisations that an attack on Rafah would be catastrophic for the estimated 1.4 million people sheltering there.
‘Never in my life have I ever seen bombardment like this’
A man in Rafah has described the night of heavy Israeli attacks. Here’s his account: “Intense bombardment, very very intense bombardment … Air strikes, rockets, artillery shelling, tank shelling, drones – all firing at us!
“Never in my life – I am 69 years old – have I ever seen bombardment like this, and I have witnessed several wars. I have never seen a war like this one.
“And I really wanted to leave, to evacuate, but I couldn’t. The reason was that I found this injured young man. We rescued him, but the whole area is completely and utterly destroyed.”
Israeli missile fired at mosque in central Rafah
What’s been disturbing is the expansion of the bombing campaign.
Within the past half hour, a drone fired a warning missile at a mosque in the centre of Rafah city. This happened near a market area that was very busy with people, with many trying to restock and buy supplies on their way out of Rafah.
The strike caused a great deal of mayhem and panic, with people starting to run and flee the area. We’ve learned the missile that was fired at the mosque was a warning shot, in preparation for completely bombing the mosque. We don’t know when that’s going to happen.
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