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Death toll in Gaza rises to 83, says health ministry

The death toll from Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 83, including 17 children and seven women, according to the health ministry.

487 people have also been wounded in over three days of strikes on the besieged enclave.

On Wednesday, Hamas said its military chief Bassem Issa had been killed in Gaza City.

The Israeli military said it had killed three other senior figures as well, while air strikes also destroyed a tower block housing the Al-Aqsa TV channel

Israel said Palestinian armed groups had launched around 1,600 rockets into its territory since Monday evening.