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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. | |
Witnesses said the children were killed by a shell fired from an Israeli tank. | |
The Israeli military has confirmed that it was firing at rocket launchers in the area. | |
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. |