Israeli military bombs house in central Rafah, killing two
The Israeli military has bombed a home in the centre of the city of Rafah, southern Gaza, killing two people, the Wafa news agency reports. No additional injuries have been reported.
Israeli forces have also targeted the al-Farahin area, east of the town of Abasan al-Kabira in Khan Younis, according to Wafa.
Israel pounds Gaza as UN urges opening of land crossings for aid deliveries
Hamas fighters say they are battling invading Israeli troops in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia – the Gaza Strip’s largest refugee camp.
Jabalia is now experiencing some of the fiercest confrontations since Israeli soldiers returned to the area in northern Gaza a week ago.
Thick smoke over Jabalia refugee camp as Palestinian fighters battle Israeli forces
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic have shared video footage showing thick black smoke billowing over the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza where fierce fighting is under way.
There was constant artillery shelling of Jabalia overnight, according to reports, while Israeli drone strikes and missiles fired by jet fighters killed at least six people and injured others in three separate attacks in the Jabalia area.
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Israeli military says battle for Jabalia the ‘most violent’ of war so far: Monitors
Israeli officers have described the current fighting in Jabalia in northern Gaza as some of the most intense of the war to date, as Palestinian fighters maintain their highest daily attack rates so far, monitors say.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the Critical Threats Project (CTP) said Israeli commanders have told domestic media that Jabalia is the site of the “most violent” confrontations as Palestinian fighters use the relative advantage of the refugee camp’s narrow alleyways to launch attacks with rocket-propelled grenades and explosive devices.
On Friday, Palestinian fighters reported launching 22 attacks on Israeli troops in Jabalia and Hamas said its assaults had forced the enemy to change their supply lines “multiple times” in the Jabalia area, the US-based defence think tanks said.
Israeli forces also continued operations in the east of Rafah city on Friday, while Palestinian fighters in the city used rockets and mortars to hit “Israeli command positions”, the war monitors said.
No let-up in Israeli attacks on Jabalia, Rafah
The Israeli military is still operating aggressively in the north of Gaza with large-scale air strikes and attacks. That includes the Jabalia refugee camp where attacks are ongoing.
In Rafah city, the Israeli military is pushing deeper into the central parts with overnight attacks on residential homes in Barbara refugee camp. This is seen as a new way to expand attacks all the way to the western part of the city, causing more people to flee.
Israeli military claims to hit 70 targets in last day
In its latest war update, Israel’s military says its troops are continuing operations in northern and southern Gaza, and that its jets struck 70 targets across the enclave in the last day. It added that one strike in Rafah killed a “significant” Islamic Jihad figure who operated as the head of logistics for the organisation’s Rafah brigade.
Israeli ground troops also killed Palestinian fighters in combat in eastern Rafah and Jabalia, according to the military.
Israel’s operation in Rafah, where it previously told Palestinians to take shelter, is causing a humanitarian catastrophe, aid groups warn, so far displacing more than 630,000 people and cutting off vital aid to the Strip. Its return to Jabalia has left many residents trapped inside evacuation zones with no aid as fierce battles rage on the streets.
Gaza’s death toll rises
At least 35,386 Palestinians have been killed and 79,366 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, its Health Ministry says. The ministry added that 83 people were killed and 105 injured in the latest 24-hour reporting period.
