CAIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas in japanese Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian residents and witnesses stated, a day after Israel stated it remained dedicated to a U.S.-backed ceasefire regardless of launching extra deadly bombardments within the territory.
Witnesses stated Israeli planes carried out 10 airstrikes in areas east of Khan Younis within the southern Gaza Strip, whereas tanks shelled areas east of Gaza Metropolis within the north. No accidents or deaths had been reported.
The Israeli army stated it carried out “precise” strikes towards “terrorist infrastructure that posed a threat to the troops” within the areas, which Israel nonetheless occupies.
Thursday’s strikes are the most recent check of the delicate ceasefire that got here into impact on October 10 within the battle between Israel and Hamas.
Witnesses in Gaza stated they didn’t see strikes outdoors of the world Israel controls.
From Tuesday into Wednesday, Israel retaliated for the dying of an Israeli soldier with bombardments that Gaza well being authorities stated killed 104 individuals.
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Israel says the soldier was killed in an assault by gunmen on territory inside the so-called “yellow line” to which its troops withdrew below the ceasefire. Hamas has rejected the accusation.
The Israeli army issued a listing of 26 militants it stated it had focused throughout the bombardment earlier this week, together with one it stated was a Hamas commander who participated within the October 7, 2023, assault on southern Israel that ignited the battle.
The Hamas-run Gaza authorities media workplace stated Israel’s checklist was a part of a “systematic campaign of misinformation” to cowl up “crimes against civilians in Gaza”.
The Gaza well being ministry stated 46 kids and 20 ladies had been among the many 104 individuals killed within the airstrikes.
Sources near worldwide efforts to maintain the ceasefire stated U.S. and regional mediators swiftly intervened to revive calm as Israel and Hamas traded blame.
(Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi in Cairo and Pesha Magid in Jerusalem; Modifying by Aidan Lewis)
