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Israeli military action in Gaza leaves multiple Palestinians dead
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Sunday killed at least six Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, and wounded over a dozen others, according to local health officials.
- A drone strike targeted a blacksmith shop in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood, killing at least four people and wounding 14, with Israel stating it hit a Hamas weapon production site.
- Additional Israeli fire killed a child in a displacement camp and another person in Khan Younis, though the Israeli military denied awareness of casualties in these incidents.
- Despite a ceasefire taking effect on October 10, Israeli strikes continue daily, with over 1,098 Palestinians, including 260 children, killed since then, while five Israeli soldiers have died.
- Negotiations between Israel and Hamas remain stalled over ceasefire implementation, disarmament, and Gaza’s reconstruction, leaving most of Gaza’s 2 million residents displaced and living in dire conditions.
