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Hamas health authorities claim 16 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza’s Rafah
Medics and first responders in Hamas-controlled Gaza claim 16 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern city of Rafah, hours after Hamas rockets killed three Israeli soldiers.
“The toll of martyrs in Rafah reached 16,” an official tells AFP, adding that seven people from one family and nine from another have been killed.
Medical sources say two strikes took place at two different locations around the city.