Palestinian medical sources have stated that five Palestinians, including four children, have been killed, while two others have been injured by fire from Israeli tanks, east of Rafah on Thursday afternoon.

Israeli tanks shot at citizens' houses, near the former Gaza International Airport , east of the city of Rafah . Four were killed instantly and their corpses transported to Abu Yousef Al-Najjar hospital.

The fifth died shortly after being admitted to the European hospital.

The casualties have not yet been identified.

In the West Bank, Hashim Al-Zubeidi, a member of the Plaestinian resistance, was shot in the chest by Israeli Special Forces who had infiltrated the northern city of Qalqilia . A second managed to escape an Israeli targeted assassination attempt in Tulkarem.

Israeli forces entered Qalqilia early in the morning, and shot Al-Zubeidi in the chest, before being transported to the Ramallah government hospital. He remains in critical condition.