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Israeli strikes kill five Palestinians in Gaza, officials say

Recent Israeli attacks across Gaza killed five people, including two children, according to Al Jazeera.

The short version

  • Palestinian officials reported that five people, including two young children, were killed in recent Israeli strikes across Gaza.[Al Jazeera]
  • Casualties included a seven-year-old girl and her father hit in a vehicle, as well as a young student killed at a school shelter in Deir el-Balah.[Al Jazeera]
  • Health authorities in Gaza noted that at least 30 additional people were injured during the same 24-hour window.[Al Jazeera]

Key facts

  • Palestinian officials stated that Israeli attacks in Gaza killed five people, among them two children.[Al Jazeera]
  • A seven-year-old girl, Wafaa Aqila, and her father were killed when an Israeli strike hit their vehicle.[Al Jazeera]
  • An Israeli artillery strike on the Sakina School shelter in Deir el-Balah killed primary school student Saadi Ghalia.[Al Jazeera]
  • The Gaza Health Ministry stated that 30 people were wounded over a 24-hour timeframe.[Al Jazeera]

What remains uncertain

  • The reporting relies solely on accounts from Palestinian officials and the Gaza Health Ministry without independent third-party verification.[Al Jazeera]

Sources

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