An Israeli strike hits a Gaza City apartment, killing 2 children, Palestinian health officials say

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An Israeli onslaught aboriginal Saturday killed astatine slightest 2 children successful the Gaza Strip, Palestinian wellness officials said.

Despite an October ceasefire betwixt Israel and the militant radical Hamas, the enclave has seen near-daily Israeli attacks that person killed implicit 1,007 Palestinians, the Gaza Health Ministry said.

Saturday's onslaught deed an flat successful Gaza City astir 2 a.m section time, according to the ministry, with the decease toll expected to emergence arsenic rescue teams enactment connected recovering much bodies. There was nary contiguous accusation connected the fig of the wounded.

At the tract of the attack, an Associated Press newsman saw scattered rubble and chunks of factual stained with blood.

The bodies of the 2 sisters, 4-year-old Zina and 14-year-old Lana, were sent to Shifa Hospital's morgue, wherever they laic shrouded successful achromatic infirmary bags, surrounded by household members.

“I was sitting astatine home. The rocket fell connected america without a warning,” said their cousin, Mohammad Safadi, who had a forehead wound.

He said some helium and his woman were wounded successful the attack.

“This ceasefire the concern and the dialog squad talk of … is this truly a ceasefire? We are civilians. I ne'er held a weapon,” Safadi added.

The Israeli subject didn’t instantly contented a statement, but said it was looking into the incident. Israel says it is targeting Hamas and different militants who airs a threat.

Five Israeli soldiers person been killed since the truce.

The warfare erupted erstwhile Hamas-led militants stormed into confederate Israel, sidesplitting 1,200 radical and taking 251 hostage connected Oct. 7, 2023. Israel's retaliatory subject violative successful the Gaza Strip has since killed 73,018 Palestinians, including those slain since the ceasefire, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday.

The wellness ministry, portion of the Hamas-led government, is staffed by aesculapian professionals and maintains elaborate records that are mostly considered reliable by United Nations agencies and autarkic experts. It does not separate betwixt civilians and militants but says women and children marque up astir fractional of each fatalities.

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