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Dozens killed in Gaza amid cease-fire efforts

2024-08-24 15:12:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Dozens killed in Gaza amid cease-fire efforts

More than 30 Palestinians were killed as a result of multiple Israeli attacks in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, health officials said on Saturday.

These developments come even as preparations continue for high-level ceasefire talks expected to be held in Egypt.

Among the dead were 11 members of the same family, among them two children. They were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit their home in the town of Khan Younis early Saturday morning, according to officials at Nasser Hospital, where the bodies and wounded were taken.

The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports but had no immediate comment.

An Associated Press reporter who was at the hospital counted the dead bodies.

The war in Gaza erupted on October 7, when Hamas and militants from other groups staged a surprise terrorist attack on Israel, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians.

More than 100 hostages were freed during a ceasefire reached last year, but the militant group is believed to still have 110 people, about a third of whom are dead, according to estimates by Israeli authorities.

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's offensive, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilian and militant casualties.

The conflict has also caused widespread destruction and forced the vast majority of Gaza's 2.3 million residents to flee their homes./ Voa 





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