At least 85 killed, 133 injured in Gaza in third day of Israeli airstrikes

March 20 (UPI) -- Fresh Israeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight killed at least 85 Palestinians and injured 133, civil authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, as Israel doubled down on its renewed offensive by also sending in ground troops.

The deaths, including in Abasan al-Kabira just east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza where 16 people were killed, bring the number of people killed since Israel resumed military operations early Tuesday after a two-month cease-fire, to more than 500, of which 200 were children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

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