7 Israeli troops killed in a Gaza bombing as Palestinian officials say 79 killed in Israeli attacks

JERUSALEM AP The Israeli military says seven Israeli soldiers have been killed in the southern Gaza Strip when a Palestinian attacker attached a bomb to their armored bicycle while Palestinians robustness leaders in the battered enclave informed that people were killed in Israeli attacks across the strip Wednesday The attack on the Israeli troops which occurred on Tuesday was one of the deadliest for the army in Gaza in months and promptly drew the nation s attention back to the grinding conflict with the Hamas militant group after nearly two weeks of war between Israel and Iran Among the broadcasted killed in Gaza were people who died while trying to access aid Israel returns its attention to Gaza Israel has been fighting in Gaza since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct U S -led ceasefire efforts have repeatedly stalled in the conflict Brig Gen Effie Defrin the army s chief spokesman revealed the soldiers were attacked in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis where the army has operated on and off throughout much of the war Helicopters and rescue forces were sent to the spot They made attempts to rescue the fighters but without success he commented The army noted another soldier was seriously wounded in a separate circumstance in Khan Younis It gave no further details but Hamas claimed on its Telegram channel it had ambushed Israeli soldiers taking cover inside a residential building in the area Over Israeli soldiers have been killed since the war began with the Oct Hamas attack including more than during the fighting in Gaza The initial Hamas attack killed certain people mostly civilians and took others hostage Specific hostages remain in captivity at least of whom are presumed to still be alive Palestinians eager for a ceasefire of their own A few Palestinians in Gaza City expressed frustration Wednesday that the war in the territory has dragged on for nearly two years while the conflict between Israel and Iran lasted days before a fragile ceasefire was reached I live in a tent and now my tent is gone too and we re living in suffering here The war between Israel and Iran ended in less than two weeks and we ve been dying for two years explained Um Zidan a woman displaced from northern Gaza Gaza strength functionaries had reported on Tuesday that the number of Palestinians killed in the war has risen above Israel s blockade and military campaign have driven the population to the brink of famine Mazen al-Jomla a displaced resident of Shati camp questioned why war in the coastal enclave has stretched on noting that Israel s assault on Iran was based on accusations of possessing nuclear weapons We have been suffering for two years from horrors destruction martyrs and injured people he announced What do they Israel have left here There are no houses trees or rocks or humans left Everything was destroyed Deadliest round of fighting The latest shared death toll of is higher than in any previous Israeli-Palestinian fighting The healthcare ministry in Gaza doesn t distinguish between civilians and combatants but says more than half of the dead have been women and children The ministry announced the dead include who have been killed since Israel resumed fighting on March shattering a two-month ceasefire Israel says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas which operates in heavily populated areas Israel says over Hamas militants have been killed though it has provided no evidence to promotion that claim Hamas has not commented on its casualties Palestinian woman killed in Jerusalem Israeli forces shot and killed a -year-old Palestinian woman during a raid on Wednesday in east Jerusalem her husband and a local Palestinian official mentioned Joudah Al-Obeidi a -year-old resident of the neighborhood s Shuafat refugee camp reported his wife Zahia Al-Obeidi was standing on the roof of their home when Israeli forces stormed the camp and shot her in the head He disclosed she had posed no threat It is a crime he stated The Associated Press What danger did a sick -year-old woman pose to them Israeli police disclosed they were studying the development saying a woman had arrived at a military checkpoint with serious penetrating injuries and was pronounced dead They mentioned Israeli forces fired at rioters who threw rocks and heavy objects at them during the operation hospitalizing one officer with a head injury from a large rock Marouf Al-Refai the Palestinian official noted Israeli forces stormed the Shuafat refugee camp overnight killing Al-Obeidi with a shot to the head around p m and took her body away Israel captured east Jerusalem including the Old City and its holy sites sacred to Jews Christians and Muslims in the Mideast war It considers the area to be part of its capital a move that is not internationally recognized Palestinians want an independent state with east Jerusalem as its capital Source