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Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 200 people in Gaza, health officials say

Mar 17, 2025 | 8:41 PM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says a wave of Israeli strikes across the territory has killed at least 200 people. Khalil Degran, a spokesman for the ministry based at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, provided the updated figure early Tuesday.

Wafaa Shurafa And Josef Federman, The Associated Press