Israel Palestinians: Several dead in attacks in the Gaza Strip
According to Palestinian reports, several people were killed in Israeli army operations in the Gaza Strip on Friday. Around 20 Palestinians were killed in attacks throughout the coastal area, according to local medical sources.
21.06.2024, 16:03
SDA
Most of the casualties are said to be civilians. The information could not be independently verified.
Upon request, Israel's army announced on Friday that it would continue its mission to dismantle the Hamas terrorist organization. The military is endeavoring to prevent harm to civilians.
According to the military, operations are continuing in the center and south of the Gaza Strip. On Friday night, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) rocket launch site was hit in an area designated as a humanitarian zone in the city of Chan Junis. The launch site was located in a place where many civilians had sought shelter from the fighting in the Gaza Strip. Measures had been taken to keep them away from harm. "Terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip continue to place weapons and terrorist infrastructure in the midst of the civilian population, endangering them and using them as human shields," the army said.
Fighting is also reportedly continuing in Rafah. "The troops continue to eliminate terrorists in close combat," the military added in a statement. Israeli soldiers had also discovered further tunnels in the city near the border with Egypt. Several terrorists were also killed in the central part of the coastal area.
The army's claims could not be independently verified either.
The military also announced on Friday that two soldiers were killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
On Thursday and Friday, there were further rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip in Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip. On Thursday evening, according to Israeli media, a rocket hit killed several cows in a barn. There were initially no reports of casualties on either day.
The Gaza war was triggered by the unprecedented massacre of more than 1,200 people killed by terrorists from Hamas and other groups in Israel on October 7. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, at least 37,431 people have been killed and a further 85,653 injured in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war. The figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified.
