On the night of July 20, the IDF continued its operations in the Gaza Strip. Information about the overnight combat came solely from sources within Gaza.
Last night, the IDF carried out strikes on targets in the north, center, and south of the Gaza Strip. Reports indicate that the intensity of the combat was high.
In the north of the Strip: Gaza sources reported six killed in an IDF strike on a target in the "Public College" area of Gaza City; five killed and many injured in an IDF strike on the Ayad family home in the Sheikh Radwan area, northern Gaza City; an IDF airstrike on the Abu Jasr family home in the Al-Alami area of Jabalia killed at least four people.
In the center of the Strip: An IDF strike on the Ash-Sharihi family home in Nuseirat killed at least four; another IDF airstrike hit a target in Nuseirat; an IDF airstrike on a target in Al-Bureij resulted in injuries; IDF artillery shelled targets in Al-Bureij; an IDF strike on the Abu Sidra family home in Nuseirat killed at least eight; IDF artillery shelled targets in Al-Mughraqa.
In the south of the Strip: IDF airstrikes hit targets in western Rafah; IDF artillery shelled targets in western Rafah; IDF artillery and tanks shelled targets in western Rafah; Gaza sources reported combat northeast of Khan Yunis; IDF artillery shelled targets in central and northern Rafah; an IDF drone attacked and killed a man riding a bicycle in northern Khan Yunis.
The IDF has not yet commented on the July 20 combat operations in Gaza.
During the night, a "Red Alert" siren sounded in the village of Talmei Yosef, located near the Gaza Strip border. Shortly after, the IDF announced that the alert was false.
