‘This is cruelty, not war,’ Pope Francis says of Israel's war on Gaza
Israeli strikes kill over 20 people including 5 children, and Netanyahu is accused of sabotaging Israel-Hamas peace talks

ISRAELI strikes across the Gaza Strip today killed over 20 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said.
A strike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza City killed at least eight people, including three children, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.
The Israeli military claimed it had carried out a precise strike on Hamas militants sheltering there.
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