The Israeli army continued to conduct operations in East Bureij and Deir al-Balah city, Central Gaza, killing a number of Palestinian gunmen, as well as destroying the gunmen’s infrastructure.
On June 9, Hamas media reported that Israeli forces continued to attack the central region of the Gaza Strip.
The above move took place 1 day after the attack operation to rescue 4 hostages from Hamas.
In a statement, the Israeli army said its forces continued their campaign in East Bureij and the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killing a number of Palestinian militants, as well as destroying infrastructure. of gunmen.
According to witnesses, three Palestinians were killed and several injured when Israel struck a house in Al-Bureij, while tanks bombarded the nearby Al-Maghazi and Al-Nuseirat areas. . These are all refugee camps.
The Israeli army added that in the attack operation a day earlier, one of its special forces soldiers was killed.
The Israeli military also received information that nearly 100 Palestinians were killed, but it is unclear how many of these were civilians.
However, the numbers given by Israel are far different from those of the Gaza Strip Health Authority. The agency said 274 people were killed and 698 injured when Israeli special forces attacked Al-Nuseirat camp on June 8, rescuing 4 hostages held by Hamas since October 2023. Among the dead were 57 women and 64 children.
According to a Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Tel Aviv, on the same day, senior leader of the Hamas movement, Mr. Ismail Haniyeh, announced that this force would not surrender and would continue to respond after Israel rescued 4 hostages.
Previously, Hamas also warned of responding to Israel’s campaign by increasing the seizure of hostages of Israeli soldiers in Gaza.