The Israel-Hamas war has so far killed more than 36,731 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7. In a statement, the Gaza health ministry said some 77 Palestinians were killed and 221 injured in the past 24 hours.
Israeli soldiers gesture while riding in an armoured personnel carrier (APC), after returning from the Gaza Strip (Credits: Reuters)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 8, 2024 07:29 IST
As the war between Israel and Hamas continues to rage, the Israeli military bombed another United Nations-run school in northern Gaza on Friday, killing three people. The attack comes a day after a similar strike on a school in Gaza's center killed at least 33 people.
Further, Palestinian health officials told The Associated Press at least 18 people, including children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes overnight across central Gaza. Residents said tanks that have taken control along the borderline with Egypt made several raids towards the west and the center of the southern city, wounding several residents, news agency Reuters reported.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR: THE LATEST
A day after an Israeli airstrike at a school in Gaza killed at least 33 people, the Israeli military on Friday bombed another school compound in northern Gaza, killing three people. In both airstrikes, the Israeli army said Hamas terrorists were operating from within the schools. On Friday, Israel also released the names of 17 terrorists it said were killed in Thursday's strike.
At least 18 people, including children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes overnight across central Gaza. Strikes hit the Nuseirat and Maghazi refugee camps and Deir al-Balah and Zawaiyda towns on Friday. Israel's army said its troops had killed dozens of terrorists hiding in tunnel shafts and also destroyed infrastructure in the area.
A drone launched from Lebanon, likely by the Hezbollah terror group, landed in an open area in the Jezreel Valley, near Nazareth, in northern Israel on Friday afternoon, The Times of Israel reported. An interceptor missile was launched and sirens sounded in towns adjacent to Nazareth soon after the attack. According to the Israel Defense Forces, it carried out a failed attempt to intercept the drone before the aircraft impacted in an open field, causing no injuries or major damage.
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Vani Mehrotra
Published On:
Jun 8, 2024
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