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Gaza civil defence says Israeli attacks kill 26

Published August 5, 2025
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Gaza’s civil defence agency has said 26 people have been killed by Israeli gunfire and air strikes today, including 14 who were waiting near an aid distribution site inside the Palestinian territory.

Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that eight people were killed by Israeli gunfire while waiting for aid near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.

Six more people were killed and 21 injured by Israeli fire in central Gaza while waiting for food near a distribution centre, according to Bassal.

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Mourners react during the funerals of victims who were killed during overnight Israeli bombardment on a camp sheltering displaced people in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, as they gather at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, August 5. — AFP
Mourners react during the funerals of victims who were killed during overnight Israeli bombardment on a camp sheltering displaced people in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, as they gather at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, August 5. — AFP

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