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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 children and 6 adults: health officials

Israeli strikes in Gaza on Saturday killed at least nine Palestinians, including three children, hospital officials said.

A strike on an apartment in the Nasr neighbourhood killed at least five people, including children between the ages of 8 and 18, said Mohammed Abu Selmiya, director of al-Shifa Hospital where the bodies were taken.

Six other people were wounded, including four children between the ages of 8 and 16, he said.

Another Israeli strike hit a group of people in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, killing four and wounding another critically, health officials said.