Israel intensifies attacks on civilian homes in Gaza, damaging over 300 

The Israeli army intensified attacks on residential houses in various places of the Gaza Strip under the pretext of targeting members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement (PIJ). 

Since the beginning of Israel's latest attack on Gaza, its forces have wholly destroyed 19 residential units, severely damaged 28 residential units, making them uninhabitable and partially damaged about 360 houses, according to Salama Maarouf, a spokesperson of the government office in Gaza. 

In a press conference held in Gaza, Maarouf said, "The Israeli occupation deliberately targets the security in Gaza and displaces civilians since it can not affect the Palestinian resistance in Gaza."

Earlier on Thursday, the Israeli war jets attacked a residential apartment in Hamad Towers, west of Khan Younis, in the southern Strip, killing a commander of the PIJ and three others of his relatives. 

"The bodies of Ali Ghali and three others were transferred to the Nasir Hospital in Khan Younis city after attacking his house in the area," the Palestinian health ministry said in a press statement. 

So far, Israel has killed 25 Palestinians and wounded more than 75 others, including women, children and the elderly, according to the health ministry. 

Last night, Israeli warplanes destroyed a two-floor residential unit housing the 20-member family of al-Masri in Beit Lahia town in northern Gaza. 

Entisar al-Masri, the owner of the building, told The New Arab that "the Israeli occupation insists on harming the civilians (...) who are innocent. My family and I became homeless without having any chances to live in security."

"The criminals asked us to leave our house in five minutes to attack it (...) They put us under pressure and in a race with death and time," the mother of six remarked to TNA. 

"They want us living in the Nakba forever," she added. 

In response to the Israeli attacks, the Palestinian armed groups, including Hamas and PIJ, launched more than 300 rockets at Israeli cities. 

In turn, Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations are still working to reach an agreement to stop and end the current round of Israeli aggression.