Qassam Brigades claims series of attacks on Israeli forces
Hamas’s armed wing says on its Telegram channel its fighters:
- destroyed an Israeli troop carrier with a Yassin-105 rocket in Rafah’s eastern al-Salam neighbourhood, killing some crew members and injuring others
- blew up an Israeli military bulldozer east of Rafah
- shelled a group of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza
- targeted a Merkava tank with a Yassin-105 rocket northeast of Jabalia
- shot and wounded an Israeli soldier with sniper fire east of Jabalia
Fighting after Israeli forces raid occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli forces raided the Shu’fat camp, the Wafa news agency reports.
According to sources who spoke to Wafa, Israeli forces fired gas and sound bombs.
Violence has surged in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since Hamas’s October 7 attack triggered the war in Gaza. Nearly 500 Palestinians have been killed there, mostly during confrontations with Israeli forces and settlers.
Israeli forces raid occupied West Bank town
Footage shared online shows Israeli forces storming Sinjil, located north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. The videos, verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit Sanad, shows military vehicles entering the town.
Israeli incursions in the occupied West Bank have intensified since the war on Gaza started on October 7. More than 8,700 Palestinians have been arrested over the past seven months.
Israeli strike kills Hezbollah commander: Reports
A Hezbollah field commander was among the dead in the strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon’s Tyre area, news reports said.
More than 400 people have been killed in Lebanon in seven months of cross-border violence. Israel says 14 soldiers and 10 civilians have been killed on its side of the border. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced on both sides.
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