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The Palestinian presidency condemned Israel’s aggression against the Gaza Strip on Friday and demanded its immediate cessation, holding the occupying forces responsible for the dangerous escalation.
In a statement, the presidency called on the international community to force Israel to:“Stop its aggression against our people everywhere, specifically in Gaza, and to provide them with international protection.”
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At least ten citizens, including the senior leader of Al-Quds Brigades, Islamic Jihad’s military wing, Tayseer Al-Jaabari, were martyred, while 65 were wounded on Friday in intense Israeli bombings on the Gaza Strip.