Israeli forces carried out a “targeted attack” on an individual in central Gaza who intended to attack Israeli troops, the Israeli military said on Saturday.
A US-backed ceasefire is in place between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, more than two years after the war in the Gaza Strip began, but each side has accused the other of violations.
Israel said it had targeted a member of Islamic Jihad. The Palestinian militant group did not immediately comment on the claim.
Witnesses told Reuters they saw a drone hit a car and set it on fire. Local doctors said four people were injured, but there were no immediate reports of deaths.
Witnesses separately said that Israeli tanks had shelled areas east of Gaza City, the largest urban area in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Several Israeli media sites said that Israel, reversing its policy of blocking the entry of foreign forces, allowed Egyptian authorities in the Gaza Strip to help locate the bodies of hostages taken prisoner in the Hamas-led attack on Israeli communities on October 7, 2023, which sparked the war.
As part of the ceasefire agreement, Hamas said it would return all kidnapped hostages, but the remains of 18 people are still in the enclave.
The Israeli prime minister’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Source: Terra
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