Two dead in Gaza house explosion -medics

GAZA, Oct 27 (Reuters) An explosion today ripped through a house in the southern Gaza Strip, killing at least two Palestinians and wounding several others, witnesses and medical workers said.

The source of the blast was unclear.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said Israel was not involved in the incident.

Medics said a young boy and a woman were killed.

Witnesses described a loud explosion in a village east of the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis near the border fence with Israel.

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