ISRAEL STRIKES GAZA IN HEAVIEST SHELLING IN WEEKS, PREPARES FOR RAFAH OFFENSIVE
As its war with Hamas rages on, Israel has intensified strikes across Gaza, in what was believed to be one of the heaviest shellings in weeks. The country's army has also ordered fresh evacuations in the north of the enclave, warning civilians they were in a "dangerous combat zone".
According to the Associated Press, Israel was also planning an offensive on the city of Rafah as satellite images showed a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel's air and ground offensive in Gaza, aimed at eliminating Hamas, has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians. It has devastated Gaza's two largest cities and has created a humanitarian crisis.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR: THE LATEST
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Israel bombarded northern Gaza overnight in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks. Army tanks made a new incursion east of Beit Hanoun on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip, though they did not penetrate far into the city. According to news agency Reuters, gunfire was also reported from some schools where displaced residents were sheltering.
