THE armed wing of Hamas, Qassam Brigades, hit an Israeli Merkava tank with two Yassin 105 anti-armour missiles near a mosque in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood in the south of Gaza City yesterday. In the morning, medics reported that 19 civilians were killed across the Gaza Strip, including 15 in Gaza City, in overnight and dawn Israeli attacks. The Israeli army also launched attacks on other areas of the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding more civilians, including children and women. Meanwhile, dozens of people were killed or injured in Israeli attacks on aid seekers near distribution points in separate areas of Gaza. During the 24 hours to yesterday morning, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of at least 38 civilians, as well as 190 people injured in Israeli attacks, Gaza’s health ministry reported.