Israel kills five in Gaza as Egypt hosts new ceasefire talks

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An Israeli airstrike on a Hamas-led police station in Gaza killed five Palestinians and injured at least 16 others as new ceasefire negotiations begin in Egypt. The incident highlights ongoing conflict and fragile peace efforts mediated by the U.S.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, June 7 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike on a Hamas-led police station in the Gaza Strip killed five Palestinians and wounded at least 16 others on Sunday, health officials said, as mediators began new efforts to salvage a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. Medics did not say how many of the casualties were police. The strike hit a police post adjacent to a large tent encampment of displaced families in Khan Younis in the south of the enclave.The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the incident.