Israel kills at least 25 people across Gaza since dawn
The Palestinian Civil Defence (PCD) said nine people were killed and six others reported missing after an Israeli air strike hit a house in central Khan Younis.
Meanwhile, further strikes killed five people in al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, and five others in a tent sheltering refugees near Jabalia camp in northern Gaza.
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Another strike killed four people west of Jabalia camp, while two more were killed in Rafah.
In Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Civil Defense, an Israeli drone also targeted a car near the coastal town of Damour, about 20km south of Beirut, killing at least one person.
At least 51,240 people, including an estimated 1864 people since the Israeli military resumed its offensive, have been killed since October 7, 2023, according the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.
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