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Friday, December 20, 2024
At least seven killed, including 4 children, in IDF strike in central Gaza — Hamas health officials
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Palestinian girls struggle to reach for food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Gaza killed at least seven Palestinians, including four children, and injured 16 other people earlier afternoon, Gaza’s Hamas-linked health officials say.
The strike hit an apartment in the Jaffa residential tower in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp. The dead and wounded were taken to Aqsa and Awda hospitals.
The Israeli military did not immediately offer comment on the strike. Israel says it only targets terrorists and blames Hamas for civilian deaths because its fighters operate in residential areas.
Israel faces heavy international criticism over the unprecedented levels of civilian casualties in Gaza and questions about whether it has done enough to prevent them.
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