The Directorate General Fire Service, Civil Defence and Home Guards said exercising the powers conferred under the Civil Defence Act, 1968, all media channels were requested to refrain from using civil defence air raid sirens sounds in their programmes other than for educating the community
Xinhua news agency, citing Palestinian security sources, reported that Israeli aircraft conducted "multiple airstrikes" targeting residential houses in Deir el-Balah city on Thursday, resulting in their "total destruction."