Israeli forces carry out strike in Gaza

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Israeli forces carry out strike in Gaza [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Israeli forces carry out airstrikes in Gaza on 5 August 2022 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Israeli forces carry out strike in Gaza [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

This is a developing story.

Israeli forces have begun an operation hitting targets in the Gaza strip, the military said on Friday, following days of friction after the arrest of a senior Palestinian resistance leader, Reuters reports. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that seven people have been killed and 40 injured in the attack. The deaths include a five-year-old boy who died after the apartment block he was in was targeted by occupation forces.

“The IDF is currently striking in the Gaza Strip. A special situation has been declared on the Israeli home front,” the military said in a statement. It said further details would follow.

An Anadolu Agency correspondent in Gaza reported that explosions were heard in several areas of the Strip.

Seven dead, including 5-year-old boy, as Israel strikes Gaza