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Fighting continues to rage in central Gaza
Palestinian women mourn a relative killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at a hospital in Deir al-Balah, August 22, 2024

FIGHTING continued in the central Gaza Strip on Friday, even as the United States, Qatar and Egypt pushed forward to try and win agreement on a ceasefire deal.

This comes a day after Palestinian officials said they were planning to put forward a resolution to the United Nations to end the Israeli occupation with a clear time frame.

In the southern city of Khan Younis, four people were killed in an early Israeli strike on their vehicle, said Palestinian Civil Defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal.

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