Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire targeted multiple areas of the Gaza Strip early on Friday, in an escalation of Tel Aviv's military operations to demolish residential buildings and neighborhoods.

in Gaza City, Gaza on December 17, 2024. Israeli soldiers revealed Friday that the army killed Palestinian civilians who entered previously targeted buildings in the Gaza Strip, according to a ...

One of the first buildings destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, on Oct. 7, 2023.Credit...Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Surprised by Oct. 7 and fearful of another attack ...