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Israeli strikes kill at least five people in Gaza on Monday

Gaza health officials said Israeli strikes killed five people, including a child, in the Palestinian territory on Monday.

“Three people were killed and several injured when an Israeli drone struck a group of civilians,” Al-Aqsa Hospital said in a statement, adding that one of the victims was a child aged eight years old.

Gaza’s civil defence agency said the strike hit an area in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.

An Israeli military source confirmed the attack.