Israeli fire kills nine people in Gaza, including a child, medics say

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Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least nine people including a child in the Gaza Strip. An apartment building in Gaza City was destroyed, injuring several others, as Israel asserted it targeted a militant in the operation.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, June 20 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least ninepeople, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, health officials said. An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians, including two women and a child, in an apartment building in Gaza City, health officials said. The attack on the building in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City destroyed the apartment and wounded several other people, medics added. The Israeli military said it struck a militant, without elaborating.