Israeli strikes on southern Gaza kill 51, says Hamas-run health ministry

The reported strikes into Khan Younis come after Israel entered Lebanon and faced missiles from Iran.

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Tanks reportedly advanced into some parts of the city and its surrounding area on Tuesday night, with residents reporting gunfire and heavy shelling.

One wounded man who made it to hospital told the BBC “tanks stormed in” to his village without warning.

Separately, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had struck Hamas targets located in four schools sheltering displaced people in central and northern Gaza.

The IDF said Hamas members were operating inside "command and control centres" embedded inside schools in Muscat, Rimal, Bureij and Nuseirat.

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