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| Italian Journalist Among Five Dead in Gaza Bomb-Disposal Accident | |
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| GAZA CITY — The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday that at least five people, including an Associated Press video journalist and his Palestinian translator, were killed as a bomb disposal crew tried to dismantle an unexploded Israeli bomb. | GAZA CITY — The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday that at least five people, including an Associated Press video journalist and his Palestinian translator, were killed as a bomb disposal crew tried to dismantle an unexploded Israeli bomb. |
| The A.P. journalist, Simone Camilli, 35, died Wednesday when Gaza police engineers were attempting to disable the ordnance in the Gaza town of Beit Lahiya, the news agency reported. | The A.P. journalist, Simone Camilli, 35, died Wednesday when Gaza police engineers were attempting to disable the ordnance in the Gaza town of Beit Lahiya, the news agency reported. |
| The dead also included the head of the bomb squad, identified as Taysir Al Houm, the ministry said. Three Gaza police officers were also killed. | The dead also included the head of the bomb squad, identified as Taysir Al Houm, the ministry said. Three Gaza police officers were also killed. |
| Mr. Camilli, an Italian citizen, and a translator, Ali Shehda Abu Afash, were on assignment with the ordnance team when the explosion occurred, The A.P. reported. The police said four others were seriously injured, including the A.P. photographer Hatem Moussa. | Mr. Camilli, an Italian citizen, and a translator, Ali Shehda Abu Afash, were on assignment with the ordnance team when the explosion occurred, The A.P. reported. The police said four others were seriously injured, including the A.P. photographer Hatem Moussa. |
| Mr. Camilli, who had been with The A.P. since 2005, is the first foreign journalist killed in the Gaza conflict, the news agency said. | Mr. Camilli, who had been with The A.P. since 2005, is the first foreign journalist killed in the Gaza conflict, the news agency said. |
| The episode occurred on the third day of a 72-hour truce between Hamas militants and Israeli forces, after weeks of bombardment and rocket fire. | The episode occurred on the third day of a 72-hour truce between Hamas militants and Israeli forces, after weeks of bombardment and rocket fire. |
| The blast was said to have gone off at 10:45 a.m. | The blast was said to have gone off at 10:45 a.m. |
| The cease-fire is due to end at midnight Wednesday if attempts by Egypt to broker a more durable settlement fail. | The cease-fire is due to end at midnight Wednesday if attempts by Egypt to broker a more durable settlement fail. |
| The Israeli military said it had not carried out any airstrikes in the area on Wednesday and had no further information about the explosion. | The Israeli military said it had not carried out any airstrikes in the area on Wednesday and had no further information about the explosion. |
| The fighting in Gaza has killed more than 1,900 Palestinians, according to Palestinian and United Nations officials, most of them civilians. Israel says 67 of its people have died, three of them civilians. | The fighting in Gaza has killed more than 1,900 Palestinians, according to Palestinian and United Nations officials, most of them civilians. Israel says 67 of its people have died, three of them civilians. |