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Evening recap: Bombardment continues ahead of planned truce

23 November 2023 22:50 GMT

Good evening Middle East Eye readers,

Even as the Gaza Strip prepares for the beginning of a four-day truce at 7am on Friday, Israel has continued bombarding the enclave, with at least 30 people killed in an air strike on a UN school west of Jabalia refugee camp.

The latest death toll from the health ministry is 14,854, with 6,150 children and 4,000 women among the dead, and a further 36,000 people wounded.

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