Israeli tanks push into northern Gaza

Gaza, July 26: More than a dozen Israeli tanks, backed by helicopter gunships, pushed nearly 1 km (0.6 miles) into the Gaza Strip overnight and exchanged fire with militants, witnesses and security sources said on Wednesday.

The tanks took over a hilltop on the edge of the northern Gaza town of Jabalya. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the clashes.

Earlier today, an Israeli aircraft fired two missiles at militants east of Gaza City. No casualties were reported.

Israel has killed 121 Palestinians in a month-long offensive in Gaza designed to recover a captured soldier and stop militants from firing rockets into the Jewish state.

An earlier Israeli air strike in the eastern Gaza Strip missed a group of militants but wounded two civilians, witnesses said. The army said the air strike targeted militants who were near a house.

Reuters