Over the past 72 hours, Israels military says it has launched more than 200 airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, targeting what it describes as militant infrastructure amid ongoing hostilities.
According to the Israeli military, operations focused on rocket launch pads, weapons depots, sniper positions and underground command centers. One Islamic Jihad member, Ahmad Mansour, was identified as killed after allegedly participating in the October 7 assault and directing rocket fire during the current conflict.
In Rafahs Shabura and Tel al-Sultan neighborhoods, troops reported dismantling tunnels and seizing grenades, ammunition and other military gear. Along the newly built Morag Corridor, which bisects Rafah from Khan Younis, strikes destroyed Hamas facilities and neutralized several militants.
In northern Gaza, an airstrike hit a building thought to house underground networks, while forces say they dismantled sniper nests threatening ground troops.
Meanwhile, Gazas civil defense agency has accused the Israeli military of summary executions after 15 rescue workers were killed during a late-March operation near Rafah. The agency released video footage it says contradicts Israels internal probe, which cleared troops of deliberate killings but acknowledged operational failures.
The March incident claimed the lives of eight Red Crescent staff, six Gaza civil defense rescuers and one UNRWA worker, drawing international concern over possible war crimes. The Israeli investigation later revised its figures, stating six of those killed were militants—a conclusion the Palestine Red Crescent Society denounced as full of lies.d
The United Nations human rights commissioner, Volker Turk, has sounded the alarm over potential war crimes, urging all parties to uphold international law amid escalating violence.
As this campaign intensifies, humanitarian groups warn of worsening civilian suffering, while Israel maintains its strikes are aimed strictly at militant targets. For globally minded readers, the latest Gaza escalation underscores the complex balance between security operations and civilian impact.
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