Israeli Forces Strike Central, Southern Gaza Ahead of Blinken Visit

An Israeli flag is placed on a pile of charred vehicles burned in the bloody Oct. 7 cross-border attack by Hamas militants, outside the town of Netivot, southern Israel, Jan.7, 2024. The vehicles were collected and placed in an area near the Gaza border after the attack. Israeli soldiers take up positions near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Sunday, Jan.7, 2024. Al Jazeera journalist Wael Dahdouh holds the hand of his son Hamza, who also worked for Al Jazeera and who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan. 7, 2024.

Israel said Monday its forces carried out new attacks against Hamas militants in central and southern Gaza, as well as airstrikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.