Israel has killed 240 people since early Friday, says Hamas
Jerusalem – AFP
Israel has killed at least 240 people and injured another 650 since early Friday, the Hamas government in Gaza said Saturday.
The deaths occurred as a result of “hundreds of air strikes, artillery and navy bombardments, everywhere in the Gaza Strip”, Hamas said in a statement, adding that Israeli forces had “particularly targeted Khan Yunis”, a city in Gaza’s south.
The Israeli military said it had attacked more than 400 targets in the Gaza Strip since early Friday.
Air, naval and ground forces were involved, it said, adding that fighter jets hit “more than 50 targets in an extensive attack in the Khan Yunis area”.