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Gaza death toll rises to 53: Health ministry

Israeli air strikes have killed 53 Palestinians, including 14 children and three women, in the besieged Gaza Strip as of 3pm local time (12pm GMT) on Wednesday, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.

Another 320 Palestinians have been reportedly injured in the blockaded enclave.

Five people have reportedly been killed in Israel by rockets fired from Gaza, while two Palestinians were killed overnight during Israeli army raids in the occupied West Bank.