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Reports: 8 killed in airstrike during funeral in central Gaza

By Nurit Yohanan 17 July 2026, 6:14 pm
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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike at the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, on July 16, 2026. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike at the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, on July 16, 2026. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

Hamas-affiliated media outlets in Gaza report that eight people have been killed and 19 others wounded in a strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

According to the reports, a drone struck people attending a funeral.

The IDF has not yet commented on the reports.

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