A day after Israel emphasissed that it remained committed to the US-brokered ceasefire deal, Israeli planes and tanks continued to launch strikes in eastern Gaza on Thursday.

Reuters quoted witnesses as stating that Israeli planes carried out 10 airstrikes in areas east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, while tanks shelled areas east of Gaza City in the north. No injuries or deaths were reported.

The Israeli military said it has carried out “precise" strikes against “terrorist infrastructure that posed a threat to the troops" in the areas, which Israel still occupies.

On late Tuesday, Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza, saying it was in response to an attack by Palestinian militants that killed one of their soldiers who were stationed within the “yellow line".

The “yellow line

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