Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 93 Palestinians, including several families, health officials say
One strike in the northern Shati refugee camp killed a 68-year-old Hamas member of the Palestinian legislature, as well as a man and a woman and their six children who were sheltering in the same building, according to officials from Shifa Hospital, where the casualties were taken.
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First Red Sea Attack On Commercial Shipping Since December Launched By Houthis (Updated)
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