Israeli troops launch attacks in central Gaza

Injured Palestinian following the Israeli bombardment on a residential building in Bureij refugee camp.

The Israeli military said it has started “operational activity” in two areas of central Gaza in a possible broadening of its ground offensive against Hamas.

The military said its forces are operating “both above and below ground” in eastern parts of Deir al-Balah and Bureij, a built-up Palestinian refugee camp dating back to the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation.