Israeli strike kills five in Gaza, including four women, health officials say

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An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in Gaza City, killing at least five Palestinians, including four women, according to local health and civil defence officials. The strike destroyed the building and sparked a fire; the Israeli military had not immediately commented.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/GAZA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defence service officials said. Among the dead were a Christian mother, Maisa Abu Dawoud, and her daughter Mary, medics and the church said. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. The strike destroyed the apartment building and started a fire.