Israeli soldier killed in northern Gaza fighting
The Israeli military said in a statement that the family of the soldier, who was 21 years old, has been notified. At least 376 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza since October last year, according to the AFP news agency.
Five killed in Israeli attack on Rafah
Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent is reporting that an Israeli bombing has killed five Palestinians in the eastern neighbourhoods of the city in the south of the Gaza Strip.
It’s been more than six months since Israeli ground forces invaded Rafah, promising a “limited” operation against Hamas fighters in the city where more than 1 million Palestinians had been sheltering.
Israel kills 5 in central Gaza
Our team on the ground in the Gaza Strip reports that five people were killed, including a child, in an overnight Israeli strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp. Many others were “critically wounded” following the air attack on the residential building of the Abu Armana family, our correspondent says.
Israeli army destroying ‘whole neighbourhoods’ in north Gaza: Report
The Palestinian media report that Israeli forces are in the process of demolishing tens of residential buildings in the Jabalia refugee camp. Reports of mass demolition of buildings have been coming throughout Israel’s siege of northern Gaza, continuing for more than a month.
Gaza death toll rises
At least 43,846 people have been killed and 103,740 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the enclave’s Health Ministry says. Of those, 47 Palestinians were killed and 139 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the ministry added.
