Palestinian fighters say they’re ‘inflicting deaths and injuries’ in attacks with anti-tank rockets and small-arms fire. Palestinian fighters engaged Israeli forces in fierce battles in northern Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood a day after tanks and troops rolled in and sent tens of thousands of terrified civilians fleeing. Rafah battles ongoingGround operations backed by air raids are continuing in northern Gaza, killing “dozens” of fighters, the army said on Friday. At least 668 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 7, 2023, including more than 300 since the ground invasion of Gaza began. Israel says it killed about 15,000 Palestinian fighters during the nearly nine-month conflict.
