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More than 180 killed as Israel resumes Gaza assault after truce lapses

Palestinians check the damage of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike on Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 1, 2023, after the expiration of the seven-day truce [Mahmud Hams/AFP]

More than 180 people have been killed and hundreds of others wounded as Israeli forces resumed their bombardment of the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian officials, after a week-long truce expired.

Eastern areas of Khan Younis in southern Gaza came under intense bombardment as the deadline lapsed shortly after dawn on Friday, with columns of smoke rising into the sky, the Reuters news agency reported. Residents took to the road with belongings heaped in carts, searching for shelter further west.

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