The operation has left four Israeli soldiers killed, the source said. In a separate attack on the enemy forces in the Strip, one more Israeli was killed. Israel’s imposed war on Gaza has killed over 59,730 Palestinians and wounded more than 144,470.

At least fifty-three Palestinians including twenty-nine aid seekers were martyred in Israeli attacks on Gaza today. According to Gaza's Health Ministry, six other Palestinians, including two children, died of starvation in the Gaza during last twenty-four hours.

The UN agency accuses Israeli forces of attacking a building housing its staff and their families in Deir al-Balah.

Israeli military sends tanks into parts of city in central Gaza for first time since it launched the war on Gaza.

Israeli forces killed at least 27 people in attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including three people who died in a strike on a church that late Pope Francis used to speak to regularly, medics and church officials said.