Israeli air strikes kill 33 Palestinians in Gaza
The Israeli military said it had struck 130 targets across the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours
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At least 33 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in Israeli air strikes, hospital officials said, as Israel's military said it had struck more than 100 targets in the embattled enclave in the past day.
The fighting came as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing to fly to Washington for talks at the White House aimed at pushing forward ceasefire efforts.
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