Kuwait Times

Zionist entity kills dozens as it steps up Gaza bombardmen­t

Journalist Jasser, his wife and two children among 37 killed in strikes

CAIRO: Zionist forces pounded several areas across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 30 Palestinia­ns, according to health officials, as tanks advanced deeper into western and northern Rafah. Among those killed on Saturday were local journalist Mohammad Abu Jasser, his wife, and two children, in a Zionist strike on their house in the northern Gaza Strip, a medic said. Gaza’s Hamasrun government media office said Abu Jasser’s death raised to 161 the number of Palestinia­n media personnel killed by Zionist fire since Oct 7.

Zionist military strikes across Gaza killed 37 Palestinia­ns in the past 24 hours and destroyed several houses. In Al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza Strip, an air strike on a multi-floor building, wounded several people, including two local journalist­s, rescue workers said. In Rafah, where the Zionist entity said it aimed to dismantle the last battalions of Hamas’ armed wing, residents said tanks advanced deeper into northern areas of the city and took control of a hilltop in the west, amid fierce gun battles with Hamas-led fighters.

The army said troops continued operations in Rafah, eliminatin­g many gunmen over the past day in the area of Tel Al-Sultan on the western side of the city. In Central Gaza, the military said it conducted raids on militants’ infrastruc­ture. The military also said it hit a structure used by Palestinia­n militants in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, saying gunmen were operating from a humanitari­an area, and accused Gaza militants of exploiting civilian structure and population for military purposes, an allegation Hamas and other groups reject as false to justify such attacks. A ceasefire effort led by Qatar and Egypt and backed by the United States has so far failed due to disputes between the combatants, who blame each other for the impasse. At least 38,919 Palestinia­ns have been killed in the Zionist entity’s retaliator­y offensive since then, Gaza health authoritie­s say. On Tuesday, the Zionist entity said it had eliminated half the leadership of Hamas’ military wing and killed or captured about 14,000 fighters since the start of the war.The Zionist entity says 326 of its soldiers have been killed in Gaza.