Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinians and wounded others at a water filling station near al-Samar, Gaza City.
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"two Palestinians were killed and others wounded when an Israeli drone targeted a group of civilians at a water filling station near the al-Samar area in central Gaza City"
2 thermal detections within the search box around Gaza City; nearest 17.5 km from the claimed location (2026-07-04 +3d).
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