Israel sends more troops "deep in Gaza," conducts deadly airstrikes on refugee camp
People's Daily Online
(Xinhua) 08:31, November 01, 2023
JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Israel intensified its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, sending troops deep into the Palestinian territory and clashing with Hamas militants in fierce battles.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its soldiers had "fierce battles" with Hamas "deep in the Gaza Strip," adding that Israeli troops attacked hundreds of military targets of Hamas, including anti-tank missile and rocket launching posts below shafts and military compounds inside underground tunnels, and killed "numerous" Hamas militants.
Two Israeli soldiers were killed during a firefight in northern Gaza, the military said.
Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, said its fighters confronted the Israeli troops in several locations, including the Al-Tawam area and Al-Karama neighborhood in northern Gaza.
The Hamas-run Interior Ministry said some Israeli army vehicles advanced toward al-Rasheed Street, apparently trying to cut off Gaza City and the north from the south.
Heavy Israeli bombardment continued in Gaza on Tuesday, hitting Jabalia, a densely populated refugee camp in northern Gaza. The Gaza-based Health Ministry said in a statement that more than 50 people were killed, approximately 150 others injured, and "dozens" of others under the rubble.
The Arab League, Egypt, and Jordan have condemned the attacks on the refugee camp in separate statements.
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