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Officials at the hospitals receiving the bodies said the attack targeted locations in both the north and south of Gaza, a residential building in Gaza City, and a tent in Khan Yunis.

Shifa Hospital reported that in the Saturday morning attack in Gaza City, a mother, three children, and a relative were killed, while Nasser Hospital reported that an attack on a tent camp caused a fire that killed seven people, including a father, three children, and three grandchildren.

The attacks took place a day before the opening of the Rafah border crossing in the southernmost city of Gaza, and as the second phase of the ceasefire agreement slowly progresses.

The Gaza border crossings have been closed since the war began in October 2023, and Palestinians view the Rafah crossing with Egypt as a lifeline for tens of thousands of people needing treatment in a region where much of the medical infrastructure has been destroyed.

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, over 500 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire went into effect on October 10 of last year.