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Amid indirect talks commence in Cairo, Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip continue relentlessly, according to local civil defense authorities.
Persistent Strikes and Casualties
Spokesman Mahmoud Basal announced that 24 Palestinians died in the past 24 hours, with airstrikes persisting.
He added, "Not a single aid convoy have been able to reach Gaza City since the offensive began four weeks ago."
"There are still bodies we cannot retrieve from zones controlled by Israel," he noted.
Local Testimonies of Overnight Strikes
Locals describe that from evening hours on yesterday until daybreak, shelling and bombing struck multiple areas of the urban center.
- Bombardment focused on the southern and western zones industrial zone, and campus vicinity, subsequently intense shelling in Tel al-Hawa.
- Later, air raids struck al-Tuffah and the government security building.
- In the pre-dawn period, warplanes struck that area, a refugee camp, and al-Jalaa, while shelling struck al-Nasr Street near that intersection and al-Shifa hospital.
Populated Districts Impacted
Local sources noted explosive boxes released above civilian zones in that district and the neighborhood.
Basal said that the district, al-Jalaa, and that road were among the most heavily bombarded areas during the night.
