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It said the victims had been killed since Friday in Israeli strikes that also wounded 215 people. Israeli authorities deny blame and say the children were killed on Saturday by a rocket fired by Gaza militants towards Israel that fell short.
GAZA CITY: The death toll from escalating violence in Gaza had risen to 24 on Sunday, including six children, as Israel extended its bombardment of Palestinian militants who have retaliated with a barrage of rockets. The updated count from health authorities in the Hamas Islamist-run territory said six children were among those killed since the start of the “Israeli
The health ministry also said that 253 people in Gaza had been wounded since Friday.
The top leadership of Islamic Jihad's armed wing in Gaza has been "neutralised" over two days of Israeli strikes targeting the Palestinian terror group, Israel's army said Saturday.
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