The Israeli armed forces continued their offensive in Shejaiya, a neighbourhood in the east of the city of Gaza, on Sunday. Over the past few days, the troops have eliminated several fighters from the Palestinian Islamist Hamas militia, found weapons and carried out targeted attacks on booby-trapped fighting positions, the Israeli army announced on Sunday morning. Palestinians in Shejaiya are trapped by the fighting, Qatari-based Al Jazeera news network reported on its website, citing eyewitnesses. Threatened by artillery fire and airstrikes for days, they have been unable to find food, the re…