Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza

Three Palestinians were killed in Gaza on Friday after new Israeli strikes hit the southern part of the territory, according to Palestinian authorities. The attacks came despite international calls for progress on a peace plan.

The Middle East Eye reported that five people were killed in Gaza on Friday, with three of them being recovered in pieces after Israeli strikes in the town of Al-Qarara, east of Khan Younis. Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis named the three people and said they all belonged to the same family, with two aged 42 and one aged 28. Gaza authorities later reported two additional deaths, including in a drone attack near Gaza City.

In a separate incident, Israel's military carried out an airstrike in the West Bank on Friday that killed a Palestinian, described as a Hamas militant operative, and two of his accomplices, according to the Israeli military and medics. The military named the person targeted as Qais Bitawi.

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