Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip today, Palestinians say.
Medics say an Israeli airstrike killed two people near the Tuffah neighborhood in the north of the enclave, while a third person was killed in Israeli tank shelling in the Zeitoun suburb in eastern Gaza City.
Another airstrike at a tent encampment for displaced people in western Gaza City killed one person and wounded several, while an attack on a vehicle in Khan Younis, in the south, killed another, medics say.
Witnesses also reported that an airstrike hit a residential building in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza.
The Israeli military has no immediate comment on any of the incidents. It generally says it targets terror operatives who are advancing attacks on troops and against Israel.
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