Fighting intensifies across Gaza as tensions on Lebanon border rise

Israel pummelled the Jabalia refugee camp in the north of Gaza on Sunday, killing at least 57 people, while heavy fighting in Khan Younis intensified, as the Palestinian death toll reached 18,000.

Residents said Israeli tanks reached as far as the centre of Khan Younis, which Israel once designated as a "safe" area for Palestinians to flee to.

Hamas, meanwhile, said its fighters were able to target several Israeli tanks in both northern Gaza and Khan Younis.

The Lebanese-Israeli border also saw repeated exchanges of fire between the Israeli army and the Lebanese group Hezbollah.

Israel said six of its soldiers were wounded in a drone attack by Hezbollah on its bases in western Galilee.

The Israeli army heavily bombed the outskirts of Lebanese towns near the border and destroyed a home in Aytaroun.

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