Hundreds of Palestinians have been forced to flee the town of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip once again, which was targeted by Israeli strikes on Tuesday, July 2, an AFP journalist noted. The army ordered on Monday evening a new evacuation of areas of the governorates of Khan Younis and Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have already been forced to flee the fighting several weeks ago. Follow our live stream.
Rocket attacks claimed by Islamic Jihad. The Palestinian armed group allied with Hamas claimed to have fired on Israeli towns near Gaza. The Israeli army announced that “20 projectiles” had been taken from the Khan Younis region.
Military operations continue in a neighborhood of Gaza City. According to the army of the Hebrew State, ““About twenty terrorists were eliminated there by dozens of air strikes” And “Many terrorists were eliminated during the fighting”On Monday, the IDF also announced the death in combat of a soldier in southern Gaza, bringing to 317 the number of soldiers killed since October 27.
Freed Palestinian prisoners accuse Israel of torture. On Monday, dozens of Palestinian prisoners, including the director of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Mohammed Abou Salmiya, were released by Israel and transferred to hospitals in Gaza. In Khan Younis, Mohammed Abou Salmiya claimed to have been subjected “to severe torture” during his seven months of detention.