AGENCIES

At least three Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza yesterday, a source at the Nasser Medical Complex said.

Israeli helicopters also bombed northern areas of Rafah in southern Gaza. Search efforts have resumed in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood, where teams from the Red Cross and the Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, were again trying to locate the body of a captive.

Israel on Saturday returned 15 more bodies of Palestinians detained in Gaza, bringing the total number of Palestinian dead received since the October 10 ceasefire to 330, reports Al Jazeera online.

Cold temperatures and heavy rainfall were worsening already dire conditions for displaced Palestinian families across Gaza.

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar yesterday reiterated the government’s stance that it will not accept a Palestinian state.

“Israel’s policy is clear: There

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