CAIRO: Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in a number of areas throughout Gaza on Tuesday (Jul 16), whereas Palestinian well being officers stated no less than 13 folks have been killed in Israeli bombardments in southern and central areas of the enclave.
In Rafah, a southern border metropolis the place Israeli forces have been working since Could, 5 Palestinians have been killed in an air strike on a home, whereas in close by Khan Younis, a person, his spouse and two kids have been killed, they stated.
In central Gaza in Nuseirat, one of many enclave’s eight historic refugee camps, no less than 4 Palestinians have been killed in separate shelling and aerial strikes, medics stated. Israeli tanks bombed the southern sector of Gaza Metropolis earlier on Tuesday, residents stated.
The Israeli army stated troops continued “intelligence-based” actions in Rafah, killing many Palestinian gunmen over the previous 24 hours. It stated air strikes had focused militants, tunnels, and different Hamas army infrastructure.
It added that the Israeli air drive had struck round 40 targets throughout the enclave, together with sniping and statement posts, army constructions, and buildings rigged with explosives.
The armed wings of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad stated in separate statements their fighters attacked Israeli forces in a number of areas with anti-tank rockets and mortar hearth.
