Heavy Gaza Fighting as Mediators Work Toward Cease-Fire

Published on July 10, 2024

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) pounded Gaza City with heavy artillery, keeping up military pressure as new cease-fire negotiations approached. Over the last week, the IDF said on July 9, its soldiers killed more than 150 terrorists in close-quarters combat both above and below ground in the Shejaiya area.  The IDF said it dismantled terrorist infrastructure, encountered and destroyed booby-trapped buildings and explosives, and located dozens of weapons and intelligence documents. Six tunnels used by the terrorists, about six kilometers long in all, were located and destroyed, including some command and control centers, it said.  The fighting and Israeli evacuation orders forced thousands of people to leave their homes in Gaza City. The staff of two hospitals—Al-Ahli and the Patients Friends Association Hospital—rushed to move out patients and shut down, the United Nations said. All three medical clinics run by the Red Crescent in Gaza City had closed. ...

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