Israeli fighter jets have bombed a home in the Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City in the north of the Palestinian enclave, killing at least five people and wounding several others, Al Jazeera Arabic reports.

Al Jazeera added that Israeli military attacks have been reported in other locations across Gaza over recent hours, including:

  • Shelling in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza
  • Shelling near the Netzarim axis in central Gaza
  • An air strike in the southeastern section of ​​Deir el-Balah in central Gaza

No casualties have been reported in those incidents so far, the report added.

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