Casualties recorded as Israeli military bombs locations across Gaza
The Israeli military has carried out several attacks in Gaza over recent hours resulting in a number of casualties, the Wafa news agency reports. Four Palestinians died when the Israeli military bombed a house in the Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza, according to Wafa.
An unspecified number of people have also died after the Israeli military bombed a house in Gaza City, while there were also casualties when the Israeli military bombed a warehouse, shops and agricultural land near al-Dawa Street in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
Fierce battles reported between Palestinian fighters, Israeli forces in Rafah
Israeli forces are conducting operations in several areas of Rafah city, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic, while reports are emerging of heavy clashes between Palestinian armed groups and Israel’s military in the east of the city.
Video footage shared on social media showed a Palestinian family cowering in a residence as the sounds of heavy machine-gun fire and explosions could be heard nearby in what is being described as a “night of fire” in Rafah.
Al Jazeera Arabic also shared a verified video showing the aftermath of an Israeli attack on Rafah on Thursday.
Translation: Violent Israeli bombardment on the al-Jnaina neighbourhood in Rafah.
Israeli troops blow up buildings in Rafah, artillery pounds Gaza City
Israeli forces are carrying out operations to blow up buildings in the east of Rafah city, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting.
Intense artillery shelling targeting the Sabra and Zeitoun neighbourhoods of Gaza City has also been reported.
Gunfire reported in occupied West Bank as Israeli military night raids continue
There has been gunfire exchanged between Israeli forces and Palestinian resistance groups in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Wafa news agency reports.
Israeli forces stormed the Rafidia neighbourhood of the city and have raided student housing, beating and arresting two students, according to Wafa.
Israeli raids and settler violence have also been reported elsewhere in the occupied West Bank in the following locations:
- The city of Hebron and the town of Yatta to the south.
- The town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.
- Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian crops east of Ain al-Hilweh in the northern Jordan Valley, Wafa reports.
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