At least 5 Palestinians killed in Gaza explosion

Gaza, Jul 12: At least five Palestinians, including two children, were killed in a suspected Israeli air strike in Gaza City today, Palestinian hospital officials said.

The army was checking the report.

A three-storey building was brought down by the blast, killing a man, a woman and the children. Another 15 people were wounded. The explosion occurred as Israeli warplanes flew overhead.

The house is in a neighbourhood known as a stronghold of the governing Hamas Islamist movement, but neighbours said the owner was not known to be part of the group.

REUTERS

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