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Gaza strikes kill at least 66 people, Hamas-run authorities say
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This picture taken from a position in southern Israel on the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke in Gaza during Israeli strikes on May 18, 2025
Gaza’s Hamas-run authorities says widespread Israeli airstrikes this morning killed at least 66 people, a steep rise over an earlier reported death toll.
The figures cannot be independently verified and do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
There is no immediate comment from the IDF.
The strikes come at the start of a widened Israeli offensive in Gaza.
According to Israeli officials, the operation will see the IDF “conquer” Gaza and retain the territory, attack Hamas, prevent the terror group from taking control of humanitarian aid supplies, and move Palestinians from Gaza’s north to its south.
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