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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a targeted airstrike this evening (Wednesday) in Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip. According to Israeli reports, the strike was a warning shot rather than an assassination, conducted in response to a violation of the ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n

However, reports from Gaza indicate that a person was killed in Al-Awda Square, in the center of Rafah.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, an Israeli Air Force aircraft fired at a suspicious vehicle moving northward from central Gaza. The vehicle bypassed the agreed-upon inspection route, thereby violating the established ceasefire framework.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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