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More than 100 people killed in latest Israeli bombings in Gaza, say medics

More than 100 people killed in latest Israeli bombings in Gaza, say medics



UN special coordinator says ‘nightmare in Gaza is intensifying’ and calls for immediate end to violenceMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 87 people have been killed or are missing and 40 injured after intense Israeli airstrikes overnight in the north of the Gaza Strip, part of the country’s ferocious renewed assault on the area, medics in the besieged Palestinian territory have said.In the past 24 hours 108 people have been killed in bombings across the territory, according to local health officials. “The nightmare in Gaza is intensifying. Horrifying scenes are unfolding in the northern strip amidst relentless Israeli strikes and an ever-worsening humanitarian crisis,” Tor Wennesland, the UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, said in a statement. Continue reading…



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Author : Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Publish date : 2024-10-20 16:30:33

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