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| Gaza officials say unexploded Israeli bomb from 2014 war kills four in Rafah | |
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| At least four Palestinians from the same family have reportedly been killed and 30 other people injured after an explosion in the Gaza Strip town of Rafah. | At least four Palestinians from the same family have reportedly been killed and 30 other people injured after an explosion in the Gaza Strip town of Rafah. |
| The cause of the explosion at a home in the Shabura refugee camp is not known, but Gazan officials said it was caused by an unexploded Israeli bomb from last year’s war. | |
| Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said the ordnance exploded as Palestinian workers were helping the family remove rubble from a house destroyed in the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas, who rule the coastal territory. | Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said the ordnance exploded as Palestinian workers were helping the family remove rubble from a house destroyed in the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas, who rule the coastal territory. |
| Neighbours said the explosion might have been caused by cooking gas cylinders that exploded in the summer heat. | |
| Nine Palestinians have been killed by unexploded ordnances in the Gaza Strip since the war, according to the UN. | |
| A ceasefire signed in late August 2014 put an end to seven weeks of catastrophic loss of life and destruction, but 7,000 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) remained, according the UN, of which about a third have since been cleared. | A ceasefire signed in late August 2014 put an end to seven weeks of catastrophic loss of life and destruction, but 7,000 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) remained, according the UN, of which about a third have since been cleared. |
| The UXOs continue to pose a threat to civilians and humanitarian workers. Operations to clear UXOs have been hindered by restrictions on the entry of equipment to the Gaza Strip. | The UXOs continue to pose a threat to civilians and humanitarian workers. Operations to clear UXOs have been hindered by restrictions on the entry of equipment to the Gaza Strip. |
| On Wednesday, a senior Hamas official, Mahmoud Zahar, said Israel must end its eight-year blockade on the Gaza Strip if it wanted to maintain the ceasefire. He made the statement at a closing ceremony for a summer camp organised by Hamas’s military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, Maan News reported. | On Wednesday, a senior Hamas official, Mahmoud Zahar, said Israel must end its eight-year blockade on the Gaza Strip if it wanted to maintain the ceasefire. He made the statement at a closing ceremony for a summer camp organised by Hamas’s military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, Maan News reported. |