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Four-Year-Old Dies After Israeli Strike Near Zawayda, Hospital Says

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A four-year-old Palestinian boy died at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after an Israeli strike near Zawayda in central Gaza, hospital officials told wire services. Residents told Reuters that the military had warned the building's owners to evacuate before the strike; debris and shrapnel traveled dozens of meters and wounded at least six people, including the child. EFE reported that the strike targeted a warehouse near the family's tent and that shrapnel pierced it. A second strike was reported in nearby Nuseirat, while broader casualty totals differed between reports. The IDF told Reuters it was examining both incidents; EFE said it had asked the military for comment.

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