Israel strikes 120 terror targets across Gaza

Palestinians stand amid debris following an Israeli bombardment in Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Pic/AFP

Israeli aircraft struck more than 120 Hamas targets throughout the Gaza Strip over the past day, the Israel Defence Forces said on Tuesday. The IDF said ground forces were battling Hamas in eastern Rafah, including on the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

Troops raided Hamas sites in the area, killing gunmen and locating rocket launchers and other weapons. Soldiers also seized weapons found in a school. Meanwhile, ground forces are also operating in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza where Hamas is attempting to regroup. Several Hamas gunmen were killed in battles, and the Air Force struck targets including underground facilities and a building where operatives had gathered.

Likewise, ground forces are also active in northern Gaza's Zeitoun area, another location where Hamas is trying to regroup. Troops raided a weapons depot in the home of a Hamas operative and directed an airstrike against a Hamas sniper in the area. At least 1,200 people were killed and 240 taken hostage in Hamas's attacks on Israeli communities near Gaza on October 7.

Former Indian Army officer killed in Rafah

A former Indian Army officer, Col. Waibhav Anil Kale, employed with the United Nations Department of Safety and Security was killed and another staff member injured as their vehicle was struck as they travelled to the European Hospital in Rafah on the morning of May 13. This makes it the first international casualty for the world body since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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Comparing the Israel-Hamas war with World War II, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that the US dropping nuclear bombs on Japan to end the war was the "right decision" and Israel should also be given the bombs "they need" to end the war. Graham, a staunch supporter of Israel, criticized President Joe Biden for pausing the delivery of 3,000 heavy bombs to Israel.

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