Suddenly, there was a fierce exchange of fire between Palestine and Israel
CCTV News Client 2024-05-05 16:02
According to a number of Palestinian media reports on May 5, Gaza City in the northern part of the Palestinian Gaza Strip, Rafah in the south and several areas in the central part of the Palestinian Gaza Strip were attacked by Israeli air strikes from the evening of the 4th to the early morning of the 5th local time.
The Israeli army said it had attacked a number of Palestinian militant targets and a number of Jihad
The Israel Defense Forces announced on the 4th that in the past day, the Israeli Navy struck a number of Palestinian armed group targets and provided fire support to Israeli ground forces operating in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli army also claimed that early on the 4th, Israeli Air Force warplanes killed one commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Jihad) and two other Jihad members in the southern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian militant groups said they had struck Israeli targets in many parts of the Gaza Strip
The Qassam Brigades, an armed wing affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), said on the 4th that the armed forces shelled Israeli positions in the direction of "Nechanim" in the Gaza Strip. The Quds Force, an armed wing under Jihad, released a video on the 4th, showing the armed forces attacking Israeli soldiers near Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces claim to have killed a number of Palestinian militants in the West Bank
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli General Directorate of National Security (NSB) issued a statement on the evening of the 4th, saying that in the past few hours, the Israeli army, the Israeli General Directorate of National Security and the Israeli police launched a joint operation to strike a Palestinian armed group building in Tulkarem in the West Bank. According to the statement, the Israeli side found Palestinian militants in Tulkarem Dargusun and exchanged fire with them. Four Palestinian fighters were killed, three of whom were Hamas members and one of Jihad. In addition, one Palestinian armed member was arrested.
The Qassam Brigade claims to have attacked Israeli forces in the West Bank
The Qassam Brigade, an armed faction affiliated to Hamas, issued a statement in the early morning of the 5th, saying that the armed forces continued to fight for more than 15 hours in Tulkarem Dargusun, dealing a "heavy blow" to the Israeli army. One commander of the Kasan Brigade and two other members of the Kasan Brigade died in combat.
