Israeli army bombs refugee camps in central Gaza Israeli forces bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza on Tuesday, residents said. For weeks, Israeli forces have been engaged in heavy urban fighting in northern Gaza and in the southern city of Khan Younis, driving Palestinians into further smaller corners of territory in search of refuge. Despite international pressure for a ceasefire and US calls for a reduction in civilian casualties, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday warned that the fight “isn’t close to finished.”