Israel: At least 20 Palestinian fighters killed in Gaza

In the area of Jabalia, where the troops had launched a new ground offensive on Sunday, weapons caches had also been dug up. The air force had supported the ground troops. The army also reported further fighting from the center and south of the coastal strip. The information could not initially be independently verified.

Islamist Hamas and other extremists from the Gaza Strip killed around 1,200 people and abducted around 250 hostages in southern Israel on October 7 last year. Shortly afterwards, Israel launched a ground offensive to destroy Hamas. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, around 42,000 Palestinians have died so far. The figure does not distinguish between fighters and civilians and cannot be verified at present.