Israeli tanks penetrate deep into Gaza, killing 22 The Israeli military claimed that its forces killed 50 Palestinian fighters in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. At least 22 Palestinian civilians were killed in an Israeli attack on the Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Thursday morning, the territory's health officials said. The international media reports that the Israeli soldiers fighting with the fighters of the Palestinian independence organization Hamas have penetrated deep into the central and southern areas of Gaza with tanks. The new attacks and raids came hours after US President Joe Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the need to sign an agreement for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages, Reuters reported. Months of on-again, off-again talks on a cease-fire have revolved around the same issue, but Israel and Hamas have remained steadfast in their respective demands. An Israeli strike killed 11 people in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahaya, while six others, including a journalist, were killed in the central al-Maghazi camp, medical workers said. Five more people were killed in separate attacks in the south. Among them, the two killed in Khan Younis are a woman and her child. Over the past 24 hours, its forces have intensified their operations in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza and Khan Younis in the south, destroying Palestinian military infrastructure, seizing rockets and killing fighters, the Israeli military said. They said their forces killed 50 Palestinian fighters in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. #solpal