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24
sentences that state something as happening or true
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21%
5 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill five people, medics say
CAIRO/GAZA, Sept 15 - Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palestinians, including two children and a Hamas armed commander, in northern and southern Gaza on Tuesday, health officials and Hamas sources said.
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officials → kill → Tuesday
Israeli airstrikes on a vehicle killed at least two Palestinians, one a child, and wounded seven others in what appeared to be a double tap strike in the northern Gaza Strip neighbourhood of Sheikh Radwan, according to medics.
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what → kill → medics
The Israeli military said it had struck a militant in the area, without elaborating.
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it → say → area
Witnesses said some of the casualties resulted from a second strike near a group of people who had rushed to aid the initial victims.
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who → say → victims
A video, which Reuters did not immediately verify, showed a missile exploding near at least five men.
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missile → verify → men
In a separate incident, British health charity Medical Aid for Palestinians said on Tuesday that a patient was killed at a health center it supports in northern Gaza's Jabalia.
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it → say → Jabalia
The organization said the patient was shot by an Israeli military quadcopter drone.
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patient → say → drone
A separate Israeli airstrike at a tent encampment in the Mawasi area in Khan Younis killed two people, a man and an 8-year-old girl, and wounded 14 people, according to medical staff.
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airstrike → kill → staff
The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas commander in the Rafah Brigade on Tuesday, according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.
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it → say → Netanyahu
Hamas sources said a senior commander of the group, Nael Abu Obeid, was killed in the strike.
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commander → say → strike
Palestinians earlier held funerals in Gaza for two people who were killed by Israeli strikes a day ago, Ahmed Al-Batsh and
Rafat Zummar.
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who → hold → strikes
Batsh was a local Hamas commander, according to Hamas sources and the Israeli military.
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Batsh → accord → sources
Medics said Batsh died in an attack on his vehicle in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Batsh → say → Strip
The Israeli military said in separate statements that it had killed both men, and it described Zummar also as a Hamas commander.
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it → say → commander
Hamas didn't immediately comment on Zummar's affiliation.
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Hamas → comment → affiliation
Relatives and friends honored Batsh's body draped in a white shroud and a Hamas green flag at Gaza City's Al Shifa Hospital.
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Relatives → honor → Hospital
An M16 assault rifle was placed on top of the body.
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rifle → place → body
"Israel thinks... it will eliminate the resistance and the spirit of jihad (devotion) within us," said Khalil Al-Batsh, a relative of the dead Hamas militant.
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Batsh → think → militant
"I tell them that this cowardly operation only strengthens our people's determination to continue on this path,” he told Reuters at the funeral.
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he → tell → funeral
An October 2025, U.S.-backed, ceasefire halted large-scale fighting in Gaza, but it has not ended Israeli strikes and there has been little progress on steps towards permanent peace.
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it → halt → peace
Hamas accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire and undermining efforts to implement U.S. President Donald Trump's broader plan to end the Gaza conflict, which includes the Israeli withdrawal from the strip and the disarmament of Hamas.
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which → accuse → Hamas
Israel says Hamas has been violating the deal.
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Hamas → say → deal
More than 1,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect, according to the territory's health officials, while the Israeli military says four Israeli soldiers have been killed.
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soldiers → kill → officials
Hamas does not usually disclose information about fatalities among its fighters.
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Hamas → disclose → fighters
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