Israeli intensifies strikes in the Palestinian enclave
Published: 05:05 PM,May 26,2024 | EDITED : 09:05 PM,May 26,2024
Palestinians inspect the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a building in Nuseirat. — AFP
RAFAH: Israel's armed forces heavily bombarded Gaza on Sunday as diplomatic efforts were expected to resume in coming days towards a truce and captives release deal.
Air strikes and artillery shelling rained down again overnight on northern, central and southern area of Gaza in the more than seven-months-old war sparked by October 7 attack.
Fighting has centred on the far-southern city of Rafah despite a chorus of international opposition to a ground invasion of the city.
The UN has warned of looming famine in the besieged territory, where most hospitals are no longer functioning.
In the latest fighting, Gaza's civil defence agency said on Sunday it had retrieved six bodies after a house was targeted in a strike on Rafah's eastern Khirbet al-Adas neighbourhood.
Witnesses said Israeli artillery had also targeted central Rafah's Yibna camp, and that heavy artillery shelling hit the city's Sooq al-Halal and Qishta neighbourhoods.
Elsewhere in Gaza, Israeli air strikes targeted the Nuseirat camp, and witnesses said heavy artillery shelling hit northern Gaza.
Israeli tanks in Gaza City rained heavy gunfire on targets in the Zeitun and Netzarim area, a reporter said.
The Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah pleaded for fuel deliveries to ensure the 'continued operation' of the only medical facility in the area still receiving patients.
Telecommunications operator Paltel said internet access in northern Gaza was disrupted on Saturday 'due to the ongoing aggression'.
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 35,903 people in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.
As the bloodiest ever Gaza war grinds on, Israel has faced heavy global pushback over the surging civilian death toll and the destruction of vast swathes of Gaza.
Meanwhile, The armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas said on Sunday it had fired a 'large rocket barrage' at Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv, with the military reporting it had intercepted several. The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said in a post on Telegram that they had targeted Tel Aviv 'with a large rocket barrage in response to the Zionist (Israeli) massacres against civilians'.
Israel's army said at least eight rockets were fired towards central areas of the country from Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah, where its forces have been battling Palestinian groups.
The military said that 'a number of the projectiles were intercepted ' by Israeli air defences.
A correspondent in the Gaza Strip reported seeing rockets being fired from Rafah. Rocket sirens blared in Tel Aviv for the first time in months, with an AFP correspondent reported hearing at least three blasts. — AFP
Air strikes and artillery shelling rained down again overnight on northern, central and southern area of Gaza in the more than seven-months-old war sparked by October 7 attack.
Fighting has centred on the far-southern city of Rafah despite a chorus of international opposition to a ground invasion of the city.
The UN has warned of looming famine in the besieged territory, where most hospitals are no longer functioning.
In the latest fighting, Gaza's civil defence agency said on Sunday it had retrieved six bodies after a house was targeted in a strike on Rafah's eastern Khirbet al-Adas neighbourhood.
Witnesses said Israeli artillery had also targeted central Rafah's Yibna camp, and that heavy artillery shelling hit the city's Sooq al-Halal and Qishta neighbourhoods.
Elsewhere in Gaza, Israeli air strikes targeted the Nuseirat camp, and witnesses said heavy artillery shelling hit northern Gaza.
Israeli tanks in Gaza City rained heavy gunfire on targets in the Zeitun and Netzarim area, a reporter said.
The Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah pleaded for fuel deliveries to ensure the 'continued operation' of the only medical facility in the area still receiving patients.
Telecommunications operator Paltel said internet access in northern Gaza was disrupted on Saturday 'due to the ongoing aggression'.
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 35,903 people in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.
As the bloodiest ever Gaza war grinds on, Israel has faced heavy global pushback over the surging civilian death toll and the destruction of vast swathes of Gaza.
Meanwhile, The armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas said on Sunday it had fired a 'large rocket barrage' at Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv, with the military reporting it had intercepted several. The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said in a post on Telegram that they had targeted Tel Aviv 'with a large rocket barrage in response to the Zionist (Israeli) massacres against civilians'.
Israel's army said at least eight rockets were fired towards central areas of the country from Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah, where its forces have been battling Palestinian groups.
The military said that 'a number of the projectiles were intercepted ' by Israeli air defences.
A correspondent in the Gaza Strip reported seeing rockets being fired from Rafah. Rocket sirens blared in Tel Aviv for the first time in months, with an AFP correspondent reported hearing at least three blasts. — AFP