The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, has announced that they have targeted Israeli military units and vehicles in Khan Younis and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports.

In a statement on their Telegram account, the brigades said a group of Israeli soldiers and a military vehicle were targeted in an area near the Morag Corridor.

They added that Israeli soldiers and vehicles were struck with short-range “Rajum” rockets in the Philadelphi Corridor south of the Swedish village in western Rafah.

It said a command and control centre along with a military gathering in southwestern Rafah were also struck with the same type of rockets.

No information was provided on whether there were any casualties among Israeli forces in the attacks.

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