Local sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua that Israeli warplanes and drones targeted homes and apartments in various areas of the Gaza Strip, particularly the Sabra and Tal al-Hawa neighborhoods south of Gaza City, the Shati refugee camp west of the city, and the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Israeli artillery also shelled an apartment building in the al-Rimal neighborhood in central Gaza City and areas in the neighborhoods of al-Zeitoun, al-Sabra, Tal al-Hawa, Shuja'iyya, and al-Tuffah.
According to sources and eyewitnesses, military vehicles loaded with explosives were detonated near residential areas.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense Authority in Gaza, told Xinhua that airstrikes and artillery shelling on the Gaza Strip, particularly Gaza City, killed at least 10 people and wounded several others.
Gaza residents reported clashes between Palestinian militants and Israeli army forces east of Khan Younis, amid gunfire from helicopters flying at low altitudes.
Israeli radio reported that Hamas militants attacked Israeli army positions and carried out mortar and anti-tank missile attacks, killing at least one soldier and wounding five others.
There were no comments from Hamas or the Israeli army on these developments on the ground.
The attacks came as indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas continued for the second consecutive day in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh.
MNA
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