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Children 'killed in Gaza blast' Palestinian children die in blast
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Two Palestinian children have been killed in an explosion in a farming area in the north of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources say. Two Palestinian children have been killed in an explosion in a farming area in the north of the Gaza Strip.
Witnesses said the children were killed by cross-border Israeli artillery fire east of the Jabaliya refugee camp. Witnesses said the children were killed by a shell fired from an Israeli tank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the dead children were 10 and 12 years old. It said another 10-year-old was injured in the blast. The Israeli military has confirmed that it was firing at rocket launchers in the area.
The Israeli military said it was investigating the reports. Palestinian doctors said the two dead children were boys aged 10 and 12. They said a 12-year-old girl was also critically injured in the blast.
Palestinian doctors at the Kamal Radwan hospital in northern Gaza say the girl suffered serious brain injuries.
All three children are reported to be cousins.
According to Palestinian medical officials, eight children have now been killed by Israeli military operations in Gaza and the West Bank in just over a week.