Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday at dawn that one Palestinian was killed and six were wounded in an Israeli air strike targeting the “Tunnels Area” in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday at dawn that one Palestinian was killed and six were wounded in an Israeli air strike targeting the “Tunnels Area” in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Search still ongoing for residents believed to be buried under the rubble.
The shelling took place after a series of air strikes targeting several areas in the Gaza Strip. Israel says its shelling came in retaliation to homemade shells fired into adjacent Israeli areas.
The slain resident was identified as Mubarak Abu Shallouf, from Rafah. Six other residents were wounded and moved to local hospitals.
The Israeli army carried a series of attacks targeting the central, northern and southern parts of Strip.
Dr. Moawiya Hassanen of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that medics and rescue teams are still trying to locate the residents who were in a tunnel when the army targeted it.
The Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported that the army carried a number of air strikes targeted Rafah, Khan Younis, and the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The army also bombarded an empty home in Sheikh Ejleen area, west of Gaza city.
An Israeli army spokesperson reported that the army bombarded a building used for manufacturing homemade shells, and three areas used for firing homemade shells.
On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers fired a number of shells at resistance fighters in Gaza city.
Palestinian fighters fired a number of shells and mortars into adjacent Israeli areas.
On Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers carried a limited ground offensive in an area east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Furthermore, the army dropped leaflets demanding the residents not to aid the resistance. The leaflets included phoned numbers and emails for the residents to discretely contact the army to provide them with information on the movement of the resistance fighters.
