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Some 71 Palestinians were murdered in an Israeli raid on two homes in Rafah and Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, this morning.
Local sources reported that dozens of Palestinian civilians were martyred after their homes were targeted.
According to the Ministry of Health, 2,808 bodies have arrived at Gaza’s hospitals, including 853 children and 636 women. 10,850 others have been injured. Thousands of bodies are thought to be trapped under the rubble and the death toll is expected to be much higher.
The ministry noted that medical teams are still working as hard as they can to save dozens of serious and critical cases in operating rooms and intensive care.
READ: Gaza Strip: 371 massacres committed by Israel against Palestinian families