IDF: 'Ground offensive in Gaza expanded'. Health sources: 14 dead in Jabaliya, 7 are children
Al Jazeera reported a series of raids in the night on Gaza city with at least 5 dead, including a child
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14 dead in Israel raid on Jabaliya, 7 are children
Fourteen people died, including five women and seven children, in an Israeli attack on a residential building in the Jabaliya camp in the north of the Gaza Strip. This was reported by health sources at the Shifa and Al-Ahli hospitals. There is currently no comment from the Israeli army.
Idf: 'Ground offensive in Gaza expanded'
The Israeli army (IDF) announced that it has expanded its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip over the past day. The announcement - the Times of Israel points out - comes after the IDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, yesterday ordered the army to operate in new areas of Gaza.
"Over the past day, troops have extended ground manoeuvres, eliminated terrorists and destroyed numerous weapons depots and terrorist infrastructure, both above and below ground," the army reports.
The IDF added that in the last day, the Israeli Air Force hit dozens of targets throughout Gaza, including terrorist cells, buildings used by terrorist groups, tunnels, weapons depots, and other infrastructure.
Palestinian media: Idf advances in Khan Younis
Palestinian media report that IDF ground troops are advancing in the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza. Al Jazeera then reported a series of raids during the night on Gaza city, and so far there are at least five deaths, including a child. The Israeli armed forces have not yet commented, reports Times of Israel.
