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Residents in Gaza City said they heard an explosion in the area of Beit Lahia and saw a column of smoke on Wednesday. The latest attack comes 24 hours after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a new wave of strikes on the enclave, which Gaza health authorities say killed more than 100 people.
The Israeli military attacked the Gaza Strip for a fourth day on Friday, killing three people, Palestinian health authorities said, in another test of a fragile ceasefire agreement.
NPR's Israel correspondent Daniel Estrin has entered the Gaza Strip for the first time since the war began, but Israeli still requires a military escort.
The Israeli military has said it has conducted a "targeted" strike in the area of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza targeting an infrastructure site where weapons were stored.
The Israeli military says the remains will be transferred to its forces in Gaza, who will take them to Israel for identification.
Israel has returned 30 Palestinian bodies amid ongoing exchanges with Hamas, highlighting tensions in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.
UN calls for all Gaza crossings to be opened to allow unimpeded deliveries of food and other humanitarian aid.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military launched an attack on Gaza on Sunday, Israeli media and residents reported, dimming hopes that a U.S.-mediated ceasefire would lead to lasting peace in the enclave as Israel traded blame with Palestinian militant ...