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Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza

Barrage of strikes in central Gaza and Gaza city kills 21

Israeli forces bombarded the Gaza Strip's historic refugee camps in central Gaza and struck Gaza City in the north on Thursday, killing at least 21 people.

According to health officials and residents, Israeli tanks also pushed deeper into Rafah in southern Gaza.

The Israeli military said in a statement its forces killed two senior Islamic Jihad commanders in two air strikes in Gaza City, including one that the Israeli army said had taken part in the attack on 7 October.