Qassam Brigades say new drone in operation

The Qassam Brigades, the Hamas movement’s military wing, said on Thursday that it had introduced new unmanned drones into service, adding that they had been used to target a gas platform off the northern coast of Gaza the previous day. 

In a statement, the group said that the locally manufactured drones, named "Shehab", had also targeted Israeli forces gathering on the outskirts of the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday.

On Thursday, the Israeli army said that it had downed a drone launched from Gaza into Israeli territory, according to the Times of Israel. 

Israel's relentless bombing campaign on Gaza has killed at least 83 people, including 17 children, as of Thursday morning, and has levelled high-rise buildings, public markets and businesses.