Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Deadly Israeli raids on Deir el-Balah, Rafah
Despite US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling for ‘restraint’, Israel ratchets up its onslaught against war-ravaged Gaza.
- Israeli bombing near Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital in Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza, kills at least eight people, medical sources tell Al Jazeera. Gaza’s Government Media Office says 40 have been killed and wounded.
- Another Israeli strike in Rafah kills at least five, an Al Jazeera correspondent reports. Latest attacks comes as Israel has intensified bombing and ground incursions in central and southern Gaza, with at least 147 people killed in the past day.