Israeli drone strike kills two Palestinians in Gaza

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An Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinians in Jabaliya, on the northern edge of Gaza City, hospital officials say.

An Israeli drone strike has killed two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials say.

Meanwhile, Iranian state TV reported that three oil tankers struck Iranian naval mines and caught fire around the Strait of Hormuz in the latest attack on shipping moving through the Persian Gulf.

The drone struck two Palestinians walking down a street in Jabaliya, on the northern edge of Gaza City, said Mohamed Abu Selmiya, director of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, where the casualties were taken.

The American field hospital said several other people were wounded but did not provide a number.

Asked about the attack, the Israeli military said it had struck two Hamas militants in the area.

Near-daily Israeli fire and air strikes have continued in Gaza more than a year after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal.

At least 1600 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, maintains detailed records and is seen as generally reliable by UN agencies and independent experts. It does not distinguish between civilians and militants in its toll but says women and children make up around half the dead.

Dozens of mourners gathered in Jabaliya in northern Gaza on Saturday evening to honour 70 people killed during the war whose remains were recovered in recent weeks from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes.

More than a dozen families had been waiting for their loved ones' remains to be found. Draped in Palestinian flags, the remains were laid out for the ceremony as relatives placed candles on them and gathered to say their final goodbyes.

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