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Israel begins Gaza ground operation, kills 144 in relentless bombardment

Saleh Zenati carries the body of his nephew killed in an Israeli air attack during his funeral in Khan Younis [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo]

The Israeli military has announced the start of extensive new ground operations throughout northern and southern Gaza on a day it has killed at least 144 people in waves of relentless strikes across the Palestinian enclave.

At least 36 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when Israeli warplanes bombed a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, medical sources told Al Jazeera.

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