Israel has also been targeting Houthi and Hezbollah weapons facilities.
CAIRO – Israeli forces battled Palestinian fighters in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on July 21, and struck areas in the centre of the coastal enclave where thousands of Palestinians displaced from their homes have been seeking shelter.
The armed wings of the Islamic Jihad and Hamas Islamist militant groups said fighters confronted Israeli forces with anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs. A ceasefire effort led by Qatar and Egypt and backed by the United States has so far failed because of disagreements between the combatants, who blame each other for the impasse.At least 22 were killed by strikes on July 21, according to the Hamas-run Gaza government media office.
“We hear the sounds of explosions in Nuseirat, and we see the smoke rising from here in Deir Al-Balah, the last refuge you can say, and we are being terrorised by the feeling tanks may roll here,” said Mr Tamer Aburakan, a resident of Gaza City, now displaced in the central area of Deir Al-Balah.
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