Israel, Hamas Engage in Heavy Fighting in Central and Southern Gaza

This handout picture released by the Israeli army on January 2, 2024 shows Israeli soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by Israeli Army / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDIT Palestinian man Hamada Abu Sleyma, whose wife, all six children and two grandchildren were killed in an Israeli strike that destroyed his house, walks on rubble, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 1, 2024.

Israel carried out airstrikes throughout the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, as residents reported heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in central and southern Gaza.