6 Palestinians, 3 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza

Palestinian medical officials on Monday said Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip killed at least six persons overnight.

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Among the dead in the overnight Israeli strikes were Raed Ghabaien, who was released from Israeli detention in 2014. He was killed along with his wife when an Israeli strike hit their tent in Zuweida. Two other people were killed in a strike that hit their house late Sunday in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp. Another two were killed in a strike in the Wadi Gaza area early Monday.

Israeli military on Monday said three soldiers were killed “during combat” in the northern Gaza Strip. Although earlier in the day, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel was now more optimistic about a possible hostage deal in Gaza amid reports that Hamas had asked for lists of all hostages still held by militant groups in the Palestinian enclave.