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War on Gaza: 'Brutal day' as Israel bombs tents, refugee camps and service workers

Israeli forces bombed displacement tents, municipal workers operating water wells and homes across Gaza on Friday, killing over 75 people according to Al Jazeera Arabic, on one of the deadliest days for Palestinians in weeks. 

Artillery shelling and gunfire from Israeli tanks targeted displaced people sheltering in Rafah's coastal al-Mawasi area, previously declared a “humanitarian zone” by the Israeli military.

At least 25 Palestinians were killed in the attack and 50 wounded, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. 

Hours earlier, an Israeli strike hit a municipality facility in Gaza, killing at least seven people, including five workers operating water wells.

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