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Fifteen Palestinians killed in Gaza over 48 hours

By , based on La Presse de Tunisie

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Fifteen Palestinians were killed in 48 hours in Israeli strikes and bombardments across the Gaza Strip, according to local sources cited by La Presse. The attacks hit Khan Younès, the centre and north of the territory, while demolition operations continued.

Fifteen Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip over 48 hours, including nine on Sunday and six on Monday, according to La Presse de Tunisie, citing local sources. The victims died in strikes, gunfire and bombardments carried out in several parts of the territory.

On Monday, four Palestinians were killed, including a man who succumbed to his injuries, while several others were wounded. The victims included Asaad Qashta, killed by a drone strike in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younès, Mahmoud Jihad Mahmoud Qaffa, 46, killed in the Japanese sector, and Ibrahim Amer Al-Saayda, 40, who died after being hit by shrapnel in Al-Masdar, according to the same sources.

Israeli forces also carried out a demolition operation in Al-Masdar and artillery fire near the Wadi Gaza bridge, on Salah al-Din Street, as well as in the north of the enclave. In Gaza City and Khan Younès, ground fire, drone strikes and naval fire wounded several people, according to local sources cited by La Presse de Tunisie.

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