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Gaza health ministry says 26 killed in Israel strike on mosque

GAZA: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday an Israeli strike on a mosque-turned-shelter in central Deir al-Balah killed 26 people, while Israelโ€™s military said it had targeted Hamas.

โ€œThe number of martyrs brought to hospitals as a result of the occupationโ€™s targeting of displaced people in the Ibn Rushd school and Al Aqsa Martyrs mosque reached 26, with several more wounded,โ€ the health ministry said in a statement.

The Gaza civil defence agency had earlier said 21 people had been killed in the pre-dawn strike in central Gazaโ€™s Deir El-Balah area.

The Israeli military said in a statement that it had โ€œconducted a precise strike on Hamas who were operating within a command and control centreโ€ at the mosque. It did not give any specific toll. (AFP)

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