At least 12 people have been killed in what Israeli forces said were air attacks on Palestinians.
\nIsraeli air attack hits residential apartment building \u2018in the middle\u2019 of Gaza CityAn international journalist\u00a0Youmna El Sayed, reporting from Gaza, said Israeli forces targeted a residential apartment building right \u201cin the middle of Gaza City\u201d and in Rafah in the southern part of the strip.
\n\u201cWhenever there is targeting of residential apartments, there are always casualties [among] civilians,\u201d El Sayed said.
\nForty Israeli military aircraft and drones involved in Gaza air raids
\nIsraeli forces said that 40 aircraft and drones were involved in the attacks on the Gaza Strip that have killed 12 people.
\nThe Israeli military said that 10 sites \u2014 described as military compounds and locations for the production of weapons \u2014 were targeted in the densely-populated coastal enclave.
\nPalestinian health officials said that nine of the 12 people killed in the Israeli air raids were civilians.
\nTwenty others that were injured in the missile attacks were also civilians.
\nTwenty civilians wounded in Israeli raidsAt least 12 people, including nine civilians, have been killed in Israeli raids on Gaza.
\nYoumna El Sayed, reporting journalist from the Gaza Strip, said at least 20 others were also wounded in the air attacks.
\nAll of the wounded were civilians, she said.
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\nIsrael closes two crossing points with Gaza until further notice
\nCOGAT, a unit in the Israeli defence ministry that coordinates civilian affairs with Palestinian authorities, said two crossings with Gaza have been closed for entry and exit of people and goods until further notice, an international news agency reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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