At the very least 119 Palestinians, together with 31 kids, have been killed and greater than 830 wounded since hostilities flared on Monday.
Lots of of Palestinian households have taken shelter in UN-run colleges in northern Gaza to flee Israeli artillery fireplace.
Israeli artillery and tank shells fired into Gaza on Thursday night pressured many households to flee their properties. Palestinians marked the primary day of the Eid al-Fitr non secular vacation underneath relentless aerial bombardment.
At the very least seven Israelis and one Indian nationwide have additionally been killed. The Israeli military stated tons of of rockets have been fired from Gaza in the direction of Israel.
Israel massed further troopers and tanks close to Gaza and Israel’s defence minister authorised the mobilisation of 9,000 extra reservist troops. However the armed forces maintained a floor offensive was not the first focus of the operation towards Palestinian fighters.