Fighter jets bombed over two homes in the central town of Deir al-Balah, killing two people and injuring many others, the official Wafa news agency reported.

Missiles were also fired at buildings close to the Al-Ihsan Mosque in the nearby Nuseirat refugee camp, where casualties were also reported.

The artillery, on the other hand, launched shells on eastern areas of the southern cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis, where the military is conducting a large-scale ground offensive.

According to Wafa, the air force carried out several raids in the areas of Al-Mughraqa and Al-Zahra and the neighborhood of Sheikh Radwan, in the northern city of Gaza.

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