Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 12, including family of six, medics say
Firas al-Masri, his wife and their four children died in one attack, which the Israeli military says targeted a Hamas operative.
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"Nine months after the announcement of a ceasefire, still, nowhere is safe for Palestinians in Gaza."
— Thameen Al-Kheetan , Activist
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A Palestinian man who was killed in an Israeli strike along with his family.
Wife of Firas al-Masri, who died alongside him and their children in an Israeli strike.
Spokesman for the UN's human rights office addressing military attacks in Gaza.
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Firas al-Masri, his wife and their four children died in one attack, which the Israeli military says targeted a Hamas operative.
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