Israeli forces continue pounding central, southern Gaza

CAIRO - Israeli military forces pounded central and southern Gaza on Friday, according to residents and the Israeli army. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said at least 18 people were killed and 35 injured in an attack on tents housing displaced people in Mawasi in western Rafah.

Palestinians said that attack came from tank shelling as Israeli forces push deeper into western and northern Rafah, the parts of t