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An Israeli air strike targeting a Palestinian police post in northern Gaza on Saturday killed at least five police officers and a 13-year-old boy, and wounded several others, Gaza police said, as Israel intensified attacks on the Hamas-run force.

In a statement, the Gaza police directorate, charged with maintaining security in areas of Gaza that fell under Hamas control after a ceasefire brokered by the US in October, said two missiles had hit a police post in the Tawam area.

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