A Palestinian medical source told Al Jazeera early on Thursday that in the last 24 hours, the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza has recorded at least 65 deaths and more than 100 injuries from the continuing Israeli bombardment. A huge blast has been reported near al-Shifa Hospital in the early hours of Thursday, according to Reuters.
The Israeli military announced on Thursday that one of its soldiers had been killed in Gaza.
In northern Gaza, Hamas fighters are conducting “hit-and-run attacks” against Israeli forces and will likely shift the focus of their military activity to the centre of Gaza City, according to Washington, DC-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War.
Late on Wednesday, Israel’s intelligence agency said it helped Brazilian police arrest two people who were involved in “terrorist” activity being planned by Hezbollah.
The Pentagon says it struck a weapon storage facility in eastern Syria on Wednesday that was being used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that nine people linked to Iran-backed groups had been killed.
Israeli air attacks targeted military sites in southern Syria, according to Syrian state news agency SANA.
An overnight Israeli bombardment on Jabalia refugee camp in the north and Sabra in western Gaza has killed dozens, based on reports from Al Jazeera Arabic and Palestinian news agency Wafa.
