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Gaza health officials say 4 killed in Israeli strikes, including child

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On September 19, Gaza’s health officials reported that four Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes, including a 10-year-old girl and Baseer Al-Bursh, son of a top government official. The strikes also injured several others near Gaza City. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue military operations against Hamas until they disarm completely, following the October 2023 attack that killed over 1,200 people initially and escalated into an offensive leaving more than 73,800 dead in Gaza by early 2025.
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On September 19, at least three Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza. One of the victims was Basir Al-Bursh, a young man and son of Munir Al-Bursh, who serves as the director-general of Gaza’s health ministry. The attack near Jabalia refugee camp also killed two other individuals—one strike hit the Shujayea neighborhood east of Gaza City, while another struck north of Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing a 10-year-old girl. The Israeli military confirmed targeting several militants but did not provide further details. Hamas and Gaza’s health ministry reported these incidents, highlighting ongoing tensions between Israel and Palestinian groups like Hamas.

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An air strike also killed Baseer Al-Bursh, the son of Munir Al-Bursh who serves as director-general of Gaza’s health ministry, in an encampment for displaced people in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, the ministry said.
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Gaza health officials say 4 killed in Israeli strikes, including child · mixed framing

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Gaza health officials say 4 killed in Israeli strikes, including child JERUSALEM – asserted
4 → say → child
Gaza’s health officials said on Sept 19 that Israeli fire killed at least four people in the Palestinian territory, including a 10-year-old girl and the son of a top government official. asserted
fire → say → official
A statement from Gaza’s health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority, said that the child “succumbed to wounds sustained this morning from Israeli army fire north of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip”. asserted
child → operate → Strip
An air strike also killed Baseer Al-Bursh, the son of Munir Al-Bursh who serves as director-general of Gaza’s health ministry, in an encampment for displaced people in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, the ministry said. asserted
ministry → kill → Strip
Speaking during his son’s funeral, Munir Al-Bursh said the killing was “a continuation of (Israel’s) crimes”, according to a ministry statement. uncertain
killing → speak → statement
In addition, two Palestinians were killed and several others injured in two separate strikes near Gaza City, according to Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital and the territory’s civil defence, a rescue agency operating under Hamas authority. uncertain
others → kill → authority
The Israeli army did not immediately respond to an AFP inquiry on the strikes. asserted
army → respond → strikes
Israel in October 2025 agreed to a ceasefire brokered by the United States but since then has advanced further into Gaza. asserted
Israel → agree → Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed no let-up in strikes targeting Hamas, which led the unprecedented Oct 7, 2023, attack against Israel, and no pullout from Gaza until Hamas gives up all of its weapons. asserted
Hamas → vow → weapons
The 2023 attack killed 1,221 people, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. uncertain
attack → kill → figures
The militants also dragged into Gaza some 251 hostages, 44 of them already dead. asserted
44 → drag → them
The massive Israeli offensive in response has left most of Gaza in ruins and killed more than 73,800 people, according to the Gaza health ministry, which is under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations. Israeli strikes have killed more than 1,300 people since the ceasefire was announced in 2025, according to the Gaza health ministry, whose figures are considered generally reliable by the United Nations. uncertain
figures → leave → Nations
The Israeli army has identified five deaths in its ranks over the same period, as well as the death of one civilian contractor. asserted
army → identify → contractor
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