Israeli fire kills five people in Gaza, including a child, medics say

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By Reuters

Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least five people, including a child, in ​the Gaza Strip on Saturday, health officials ‌said.

An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians, including two women and a child, in an apartment building in Gaza ​City, health officials said. The attack on ​the building in the Sabra neighborhood of ⁠Gaza City destroyed the apartment and wounded several ​other people, medics added.

In another incident, Israeli forces ​shot and killed a woman in Beit Lahiya town further north, said medics.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment ​on either incident.

An October ceasefire may have ​halted major fighting between Hamas and Israel, but it has ‌failed ⁠to end Israeli attacks.

Gaza’s health ministry said more than 1,010 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire. Four Israeli soldiers were ​killed by ​militants in ⁠Gaza over the same period.

Israel says its strikes are aimed at thwarting ​imminent attacks by Hamas and other militants. ​Hamas ⁠rarely discloses information about deaths of its fighters.

Israel and Hamas remain deadlocked over how to proceed ⁠with ​the next stage of Trump’s ​Gaza plan, which involves Hamas laying down its arms and Israeli ​withdrawals.

Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Editing by Jan Harvey

Source: reuters.som

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