OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli forces have killed around 60 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the military said in a statement on Thursday summarising operations over the previous 24 hours.

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Around 40 of the Palestinians were killed in the area of southern Khan Younis and several others in the northern Gaza Strip, including at a compound used by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the statement said.