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Palestinians Hold Funeral Procession for Five Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza City

HeadlineApr 16, 2026

In the Gaza Strip, Palestinians held a funeral procession Wednesday for five people killed in an Israeli airstrike near a cafe in the al-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City.

Ahmad Abu Hassira: “We are also human beings, and we have the right to live. We love life. We are not terrorists, as the occupation claims, but the world’s silence is what gave the occupation an excuse to continue killing us daily.”

Earlier today, an Israeli drone strike near a school in Beit Lahia killed two brothers. Palestinian health officials say the latest killings bring the death toll from Israeli attacks to 767 since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was supposed to have taken effect last October. 

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