Politics Hamas authority: Numerous dead after Israeli attacks

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31.8.2024 - 18:20

A Palestinian paramedic in Chan Junis. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
A Palestinian paramedic in Chan Junis. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
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According to the Hamas-controlled health authority in the Gaza Strip, 89 people have been killed in Israeli attacks over the past two days. This brings the number of Palestinians killed in the coastal strip to 40,691 since the beginning of the war, the authority in Gaza reported. The Hamas authority's figures cannot currently be independently verified.

Meanwhile, Israel's army reported that it had continued its operations in the center and south of the Gaza Strip. In the city of Gaza, the troops had eliminated several "terrorist cells" and destroyed "terrorist and military structures" that posed a threat to the soldiers. According to the army, they also took action against terrorists in the Tal al-Sultan district of Rafah. They also found a large quantity of weapons.

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