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Israeli attack in Gaza kills five | Israeli attack in Gaza kills five |
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At least five Palestinians have been killed amid continuing operations by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses and medics. | At least five Palestinians have been killed amid continuing operations by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses and medics. |
The deaths occurred during raids by Israeli ground troops east of Khan Younis in the early hours of Thursday. | The deaths occurred during raids by Israeli ground troops east of Khan Younis in the early hours of Thursday. |
An Israeli air strike also hit Gaza City. Palestinian officials said the home of a militant leader who was killed last week was the target. | |
No casualties have been reported but ambulances raced to the scene. | |
Officials from Hamas said the home of Karim Dadouh, a rocket maker from the Islamic Jihad militant group, was hit in Gaza City, Associated Press news agency reported. | |
He was killed in an Israeli air strike last week. | |
In the southern Gaza Strip, three militants were said to be among the dead, but two women civilians were also reported killed when a shell hit their home. | |
A Palestinian rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in the outskirts of the southern Israeli port city of Ashkelon, the Israeli army said. This would make it one of the furthest distances the rockets have travelled. | |
There were no casualties. | There were no casualties. |
The Israeli army also moved into Nablus in the West Bank, as part of operations it says are to locate militants. | |
There is now fighting in the centre of the city, reports say. |