Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza

GAZA CITY, July 12: Gaza's civil defence and hospitals said an Israeli drone strike and gunfire killed five people and injured several others on Sunday.

A ceasefire remains in place between Israel and Hamas, but it has not halted violence in Gaza, and efforts to secure a lasting agreement to end the war have stalled.

Civil defence officials said a drone targeted a metal workshop in a southern district of Gaza City, the territory's main urban centre, killing four people and injuring others.

Al-Shifa hospital said it had received the four bodies.

The Israeli military confirmed carrying out the strike, saying it hit "terrorist infrastructure", without providing further details.

In a separate incident, Israeli machinegun fire killed a girl in Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, according to the civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue service under Hamas.�" AFP