These are the updates for the escalation between Palestinian fighters and Israel military on Sunday, October 8, 2023.
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14m ago (06:23 GMT)
At least 20 children killed in Gaza
The death toll in the Gaza Strip includes 20 children, according to the health ministry.
At least 120 others minors have also been wounded.
Children in the occupied Palestinian territories are often the most vulnerable victims during periods of fighting.
Read
this account on the impact of war on children in the besieged enclave.
9m ago (06:30 GMT)
‘Locals talking about pulling bodies’: AJ correspondent in Gaza
Al Jazeera’s Youmna ElSayed is once again reporting for us from Gaza this morning. She says that Israel’s attacks on the besieged enclave have intensified and residential buildings are being targeted.
“It is 9am local time her in Gaza and already 10 homes have been destroyed. Hamas leaders’ residences and offices have also been targeted,” she said.
“Local witnesses have been talking about pulling bodies from some of homes that have been targeted, over the heads of their civilians or residents,” she added.
9m ago (06:31 GMT)
Israel says it hit home of Hamas’ intelligence chief
The Israeli army says its forces have struck the home of Hamas’s intelligence chief in the Gaza Strip.
The home was used as a military infrastructure by the group, according to army’s statement on social media platform X.
3m ago (06:38 GMT)
Hamas says its fighters still engaged in ‘fierce’ battles inside Israel
Hamas’s armed branch, the Al-Qassam Brigades, says its fighters are still engaged in “fierce clashes” in several cities inside Israel.
These include Ofakim, Sderot, Yad Mordechai and Kfar Azza, Be’eri and Kissufim, read a statement from the armed group on its Telegram channel.