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The navy stated Israeli forces have been finishing up a “counterterrorism operation” towards Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants within the space of the Gaza Metropolis headquarters of the United Nations company for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.
There was no speedy remark from UNRWA, whose amenities throughout Gaza have come beneath assault earlier than.
Witnesses reported gunfire from Israeli automobiles east of Khan Yunis.
In Gaza Metropolis’s Shujaiya district, the place battles have raged for almost two weeks, the navy stated it had “eradicated dozens” of militants together with in air strikes.
Israel in early January stated it had dismantled Hamas’s “navy framework” in northern Gaza, however militants have since regrouped — pointing to the problem of destroying the group which Netanyahu says is without doubt one of the targets.
Gaza’s Civil Defence reported “dozens of martyrs and wounded” throughout the coastal territory, saying rescuers have been unable to succeed in some areas because of the intense combating.
A Hamas senior official on Monday accused the Israeli premier of stepping up bombardment to be able to derail the most recent truce effort.
“Each time a spherical of negotiations begins and a breakthrough is inside attain, he… escalates the aggression,” the Hamas official charged, talking on situation of anonymity.