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17 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in three days

17 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in three days

At least 17 Palestinians, six of them civilians, have been killed in the Israeli pounding of the Hamas controlled Gaza Strip since Thursday in the bloodiest escalation since the two sides agreed to an informal ceasefire more than two years ago.

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