The Civil Defense of the Gaza Strip reported seven deaths in two Israeli strikes Thursday morning, a few hours after the announcement of a truce to come into force on Sunday between Hamas and Israel after more than 15 months of war.
The bombing of a house in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City left five people dead and more than 10 injured, Civil Defense said in a statement.
In the center of the same city, two people died in a strike targeting a building, added the same source.
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On Wednesday evening, Civil Defense reported 20 deaths in Israeli strikes in three separate strikes after the announcement by Qatar and the United States of an agreement for a ceasefire in the territory.
The latter provides for a truce from Sunday, the release of 33 Israeli hostages in exchange for a thousand Palestinian prisoners, and an increase in humanitarian aid.
The October 7 attack resulted in the deaths of 1,210 people on the Israeli side, the majority of them civilians, according to an AFP count based on official data. Of 251 people kidnapped on the day of the attack, 94 are still being held in Gaza, of whom 34 are dead according to the army.
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At least 46,707 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the Israeli military campaign of retaliation in the Gaza Strip which also caused a humanitarian disaster, according to data from the Hamas Health Ministry deemed reliable by the UN.
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