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Sun 04 Jan 2026 11:46 am - Jerusalem Time

Aerial escalation targeting front lines.. A series of violent airstrikes strike east Gaza, Deir al-Balah, and Khan Yunis

The occupation's "Israeli" warplanes, since the early hours of Saturday, launched a series of intensive aerial attacks targeting scattered areas in the Gaza Strip, focusing on deployment and positioning points in the eastern axes.

The massive explosions shook the eastern neighborhoods of Gaza City, coinciding with similar raids hitting sites in Deir al-Balah in the center of the Strip, causing panic among residents and leading to rising columns of smoke in the sky of the area.

The bombardment did not stop at the northern and central areas, as reports indicated the occurrence of "Israeli" aerial attacks targeting deployment areas east of Khan Yunis city in the south of the Strip.

These field developments come to reflect the occupier's desire to intensify military pressure on movement and positioning axes, a step that observers see as preparation for expanding operations or a response to field movements by the resistance in those sectors.

With the continued roar of planes in the skies, the targeted areas are experiencing a highly dangerous security situation, where successive raids hinder the movement of ambulance crews and civil defense trying to reach the affected sites.

The final toll of human and material losses remains unclear so far, due to the intensity of the fire and the ongoing exhausting flight of drones and warplanes over all contact areas in the afflicted Strip.

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Aerial escalation targeting front lines.. A series of violent airstrikes strike east Gaza, Deir al-Balah, and Khan Yunis

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