The Israeli military claims to have attacked terrorists near a hospital in Gaza City. The group planned an attack on the armed forces from a building near the clinic, the army said on Telegram on Tuesday. The terrorists were hiding in the building. According to the Israeli military, there was also another massive explosion during the airstrike on Tuesday night.
The army therefore suspects that there was also a Hamas weapons depot nearby. The military said it also attacked terrorists and Hamas targets in other parts of the Gaza Strip.
The day before, the Israeli military had also taken control of a Hamas “military stronghold” in the northern Gaza Strip, the army said on Tuesday. Among other things, rockets and rocket launchers were found at the site. The army had already declared that it wanted to increase pressure on the city of Gaza, now completely surrounded.
According to Palestinian information, at least 23 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning. The health authority said the destination was the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah, where the border crossing with Egypt is located. “This is the bravery of the so-called Israel,” said a man rescued from the rubble of his home in Khan Younis. “They are showing their power and strength against civilians, babies, children and the elderly.” Eleven people were reportedly killed in Khan Younis alone.
The Israeli military has continuously attacked the Gaza Strip since Hamas militants entered southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,400 people and kidnapping 240, according to Israeli data. Authorities in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip say more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since then, including around 4,100 children.