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Amid backchannel negotiations get underway in Cairo, attacks on the Gaza Strip carry on unabated, as reported by local civil defense authorities.
Continuing Strikes and Fatalities
Official a civil defense spokesman reported that two dozen Palestinians died in the past 24 hours, with shelling continuing.
He added, "Not a single aid convoy have been allowed into Gaza City since the conflict escalated four weeks ago."
"There are still bodies we cannot retrieve from areas under Israeli control," he said.
Local Testimonies of Nighttime Attacks
Locals state that from evening hours on the previous day until early morning, Israeli artillery and air strikes hit multiple areas of the urban center.
- Shelling concentrated on the southwest sectors industrial area, and college neighborhood, followed by intense shelling in Tel al-Hawa.
- Afterwards, air raids struck al-Tuffah and the public security compound.
- In the late night, fighter jets attacked the district, a refugee camp, and al-Jalaa Street, while artillery targeted that road near Hamid Roundabout and al-Shifa hospital.
Residential Areas Targeted
Local sources noted bombs released above neighborhoods in that district and al-Jalaa Street.
Basal confirmed that the district, al-Jalaa, and that road were among the most heavily bombarded areas overnight.