The hope of a ceasefire seems to be a long way off: fighting between militant Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli army is currently relentless. “We are in a war situation,” said an army spokesman on Thursday evening. Previously, there had been unconfirmed reports of a ceasefire agreement. According to Palestinian sources, 30 people, including six children, have died since the start of the Israeli military offensive.
According to military sources, Israel’s air force has attacked more than 150 targets in the Gaza Strip in recent days, killing several high-ranking members of Islamic Jihad. The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip said more than 90 people were injured in the attacks. According to Palestinian information, at least 17 of the dead were civilians.
Israel’s army said four civilian casualties were killed by misguided jihad missiles. This could not initially be verified independently. According to the army, militant Palestinians fired more than 800 rockets and mortar shells towards Israel, 620 of which crossed the border. Sirens have also been heard several times in the Tel Aviv area in the past few days.
