The Israeli army entered the southern areas of the Gaza Strip with tanks, where it is fighting with fighters from "Hamas," and local health authorities said , that 66 Palestinians were killed in the enclave in the last 24 hours, Reuters reported.
Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the southern Gaza towns of Karara, Zan and Bani Suhaila. Medics said at least nine Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes in those areas today, and local residents said there was heavy fighting in the eastern areas of Khan Younis.
The new Israeli army offensive has forced thousands more families to leave their homes and head for the overcrowded Mawassi areas in the west and Deir al-Balah in the north.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they had re-entered the eastern part of Khan Yunis in recent days in response to renewed attacks from those areas. The IDF stated that the purpose of the operation was to prevent the fighters from "Hamas" to regroup. Dozens of fighters were killed in the area and military infrastructure was destroyed, the Israeli army added.
Meanwhile, Israeli units penetrated deeper into the northern areas of the city of Rafah, which is located next to the border with Egypt.
Tanks also shelled some areas in the central part of the Gaza Strip, including the Bureij refugee camps. and "Nuseirat", as well as the settlement of Juhor ad Diq.
Israel today vowed a tough response against Lebanon's Hamas-allied Shiite movement Hezbollah after it accused the Lebanese group of killing 12 children and youths in a rocket attack on a soccer field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. heights.
According to the latest figures from the Palestinian health authorities, which do not distinguish between combatants and civilians, more than 39,324 Palestinians have died since the start of the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
The IDF says a third of those killed were Islamist fighters.