At least 92 Palestinians killed in Gaza Strip on Thursday
Almost half the people - 45 civilians - were killed waiting for humanitarian aid.
At least seven civilians were killed and dozens injured when Israeli forces targeted a crowd gathered near the Tahlia area in eastern Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
At least 13 people were killed while an unknown number of people were injured in Israeli air strikes targeting Gaza City and Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Four civilians were killed when an Israeli drone strike hit a civilian vehicle near the Al-17 roundabout, west of Deir al-Balah.
In another air strike, four Palestinians were killed and several were wounded in the Al-Ghafari neighbourhood on Yafa Street, east of Gaza City. The victims have been identified as Mohammad Saeed Ghazal, Amjad Khalil al-Bahtini, and Mohammad Khalil al-Bahtini.
Additionally, one person was killed and several were injured during Israeli artillery shelling in the eastern part of Gaza City.
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