Communications and internet services were down for the third day in a row, complicating the work of emergency and ambulance teams trying to help people in areas affected by fighting.
Clashes were concentrated in the southern city of Khan Younis, where Hamas said its fighters hit an Israeli tank, as well as in Al-Bureij and Al Maghazi in central Gaza, where the Israeli military said several Hamas fighters were killed.
Destroyed buildings in central Gaza. Photo: CNBC
The fate of several Israeli hostages taken on October 7 remains unclear, Hamas' armed wing spokesman Abu Ubaida said on Sunday.
In his first television appearance in weeks, marking the 100th day since the outbreak of war, Abu Ubaida said many hostages "could have been killed" and blamed Israel.
The Israeli military says it has destroyed several bunkers used by Hamas to fire rockets into Israel.
In the past 24 hours, Gaza health authorities said 125 people had been killed and 265 wounded, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths since the start of the war to nearly 24,000, with more than 60,000 wounded.
The Israeli military said it had moved into a new phase of the war, focusing on the southern end of Gaza, where nearly 2 million people are now sheltering in tents and other temporary accommodation, after an initial phase focused on northern Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a ceasefire, saying Israel will continue until it has achieved complete victory over Hamas and rescued the remaining 132 hostages.
Mai Anh (according to Reuters)
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