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Five Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City apartment

Five Palestinians were killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on an apartment in Gaza City, according to local officials and hospital staff.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom

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An overnight Israeli airstrike on an apartment in Gaza City killed five Palestinians, according to RTE. Gaza's civil defence agency and Al-Shifa hospital stated that four women and one young man died in the attack. The strike hit an apartment located in the Rimal neighbourhood of the city. [1]

Israeli media reported that the military aimed to target Ali al-Amoudi, who is a senior Hamas official. The Israeli army has not yet commented on the incident. Mahmoud Bassal serves as the spokesperson for the civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue force. [1]

Wikipedia describes the Gaza war as an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel. The war started on 7 October 2023 following an attack led by Hamas. Since the start of the Israeli offensive, tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have been killed. [2]

Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City specified that two of the victims were women and two were their daughters. RTE reported that the rescue force operating under Hamas continues to respond to such strikes in the area. The incident marks another overnight attack during the ongoing conflict in the region. [1]

In short

  • Five Palestinians were killed in an overnight airstrike on an apartment in Gaza City.
  • Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital said two women, their daughters, and a young man were killed.
  • Israeli media reported the attack targeted senior Hamas official Ali al-Amoudi.
  • The Israeli army has not yet commented on the strike.

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  1. [1]Five killed in Israeli strike on Gaza apartment buildingRTE, 4h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]Gaza war on Wikipedia

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