Hamas denounces Israeli assault on Khan Younis
The group says the attack, which has killed and wounded dozens of people and displaced many families, will not deter Palestinians from remaining “steadfast in their land”.
“We call upon the international community and the United Nations to urgently intervene to stop the systematic Zionist killing of our people, who are facing a genocide,” Hamas said in a statement on its Telegram channel.
“We affirm that our people will remain steadfast, and the resistance will remain committed to confronting this criminal enemy that seeks to expel our people and obliterate our national cause.
“Gaza will remain unbreakable until the occupation is defeated on the path to freedom, return, and self-determination,” it said.
Qassam, al-Quds brigades claim series of attacks on Israeli military targets
The military wings of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad say their fighters:
- Shelled from southern Lebanon an Israeli military command centre in northern Israel
- Used a 114mm short-range “Rajoum” rocket to target an Israeli military command centre in the Netzarim Corridor, which Israel set up during the war to separate northern Gaza from the south
- Shelled a group of soldiers northeast of the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip
- Targeted a military bulldozer and a Merkava tank with Yasin-105 rockets in the Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood on the western outskirts of Rafah in southern Gaza
- Fought a group of soldiers inside a building in Tal as-Sultan, leading to an unspecified number of deaths and injuries
- Blew up part of a tunnel with Israeli soldiers nearby, also in Tal as-Sultan
Palestinian factions claim more attacks on Israeli military
The military wings of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad say their fighters:
- Targeted Israeli military vehicles in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip
- Targeted a military bulldozer and three Merkava tanks with Yasin 105 rockets in the Bani Suheila neighbourhood on the eastern outskirts of Khan Younis, also in the southern Gaza Strip
- Shelled the military sites at Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) and the Sufa outpost in eastern Rafah
- Launched a surface-to-air missile at an Israeli Apache gunship in the central Gaza Strip
- Continued to use 114mm short-range “Rajoum” rockets to target Israeli military command centres in the Netzarim Corridor, which Israel set up during the war to separate northern Gaza from the south
Israeli army announces death of officer in Gaza
The army says in a statement posted on X that the officer was killed by a grenade explosion this morning in the Gaza Strip. The army specified that this incident did not occur during “operational activity” in Gaza, saying an investigation into its circumstances is ongoing.
