Israel, Hamas locked in 'fierce battles' in shattered Gaza
Smoke rising during Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement on October 31, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
Israeli troops and Hamas militants engaged Tuesday in "fierce battles" in Gaza, where the dire humanitarian crisis spiralled and tearful Palestinian families scoured rubble in a desperate search for loved ones.
Footage from the Israeli military showed tanks and armoured bulldozers churning up bomb-scarred dirt tracks and troops searching shattered buildings for Hamas militants and the 240 hostages still missing.
