Israel carried out air strikes and shelling in Gaza overnight, hitting three houses in the southern city of Khan Younis, an AFP correspondent said Sunday, also reporting strikes on Gaza City and Rafah.
The Israeli military said its jets struck dozens of terror targets including “launch sites, armed terrorists and observation posts”.
Most of Gaza’s population has taken refuge in Rafah, according to the UN, many in makeshift shelters after fleeing violence elsewhere.
Despite international outcry, Israel has vowed to invade the city, where Israel’s military says Hamas is holding hostages.
On the side of a tent in Rafah on Saturday, a Palestinian wrote a message to the thousands of protesters on US university campuses.
“Thank you, students in solidarity with Gaza, your message has reached,” it read.
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A heated rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday night was the latest held by protesters demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ensure the release of the hostages.
Just hours earlier, the armed wing of Hamas released a video featuring two of the hostages, Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, who appeared to speak under duress.
“Keep protesting, so that there will be a deal now,” Miran said in the footage.
“We are in danger here, there are bombs, it is stressful and scary,” said Siegel, a 64-year-old US citizen.