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Israeli attacks kill four people in Gaza

By Alex MacDonald · Via Middle East Eye · Published by Everything Blog

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Four Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The victims include Akram Yassin and his wife, Dina Abu Baker, in Gaza City, and a 17-year-old boy in Khan Younis.

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Four Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.: Four Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
The victims include Akram Yassin and his wife, Dina Abu Baker, in Gaza City.: The victims include Akram Yassin and his wife, Dina Abu Baker, in Gaza City.
A 17-year-old boy was killed in a shooting incident near the Qizan Al-Najar neighborhood…: A 17-year-old boy was killed in a shooting incident near the Qizan Al-Najar neighborhood in Khan Younis.

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Israeli attacks kill four people in Gaza

20 October 2026 11:48 BST

At least four Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said.

Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed Akram Yassin and his wife Dina Abu Baker in an apartment in Gaza City, while in Khan Younis a 17-year-old boy was killed by Israeli gunfire near the Qizan Al-Najar neighbourhood.

Another was killed by Israeli gunfire in the Zeitoun suburb east of Gaza City.

Original source: www.middleeasteye.net

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