11 Palestinians, including three journalists, killed in Israeli attack on Gaza

Israeli Army Radio, citing an Israeli security source, said the Israeli Air Force targeted a vehicle in central Gaza.

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11 Palestinians, including three journalists, killed in Israeli attack on Gaza

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At least 11 Palestinians, including two children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Thursday morning. A car bomb exploded near the border, killing several people.

The Gaza Health Ministry said three journalists were among the dead. Journalists Mohammed Qeshta, Abdul Rauf Shath and Anas Ghunaim were reporting on a committee set up to regulate Egyptian aid to the Natzerim Corridor in central Gaza. They were collecting information about humanitarian aid in a new camp for displaced people when the bomb hit. The committee's chairman, Mohammed Mansour, said they were shooting a video in the new camp. The attack took place 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Israeli-controlled territory, he said. Israeli Army Radio, citing an Israeli security source, said the Israeli air force had targeted a vehicle in central Gaza. The Israeli army also claimed that people sitting in the vehicle were using drones to film secret military activities.

Another Israeli attack in central Gaza killed three members of the same family, international media reported. According to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, a father, son and another relative were killed in the attack. Similarly, a 13-year-old boy and a 32-year-old woman were killed in two separate attacks by the Israeli army in southern Gaza.

A ceasefire agreement was signed between Israel and Hamas on October 10 under US mediation. However, Palestinian officials allege that Israel has repeatedly violated the agreement.

Israel is also blocking the transportation of food, medicine and tents needed for shelters into Gaza. Therefore, ,

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