Two more Palestinians killed in Rafah

The Palestinian Civil Defence said on Telegram that its crews have recovered the bodies of two dead and rescued many wounded people following an attack on the Abu Shaar family home in the southern city of Rafah, Al Jazeera reports.

The report comes as Israeli forces also hit the central Nuseirat refugee camp and the northern Gaza City, killing at least 20 others.

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