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Casualties reported in Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp after Israeli bombing

CGTN

 , Updated 21:33, 11-Apr-2024
The rubble after an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, April 10, 2024. /Xinhua
The rubble after an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, April 10, 2024. /Xinhua

The rubble after an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, April 10, 2024. /Xinhua

Israeli forces have conducted intensive bombardments in the vicinity of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza since Wednesday night, resulting in casualties, local sources reported on Thursday.

Palestinian security sources said that the Israeli army executed extensive firing operations to the north of the Nuseirat camp. Additionally, Israeli aircraft bombed two mosques located west and north of the camp, as well as several residential towers. Israeli artillery also fired numerous shells targeting homes, apartments and agricultural lands on the outskirts of the camp.

The sources explained that the bombing resulted in the killing of at least five Palestinians and the wounding of others, noting that fierce battles are ongoing between the Palestinian fighters and the Israeli forces on the outskirts of Nuseirat.

Meanwhile, Israel Defense Forces announced in a statement on Thursday that its soldiers have launched military operations in these areas.

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(With input from Xinhua)

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