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GAZA STRIP

47 killed as Israeli army advances in south

Israeli tanks pushed into northern parts of the Khan Younis area in the south of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, and Palestinian medics said further Israeli airstrikes had killed at least 47 people across the enclave. Residents said tanks advanced one day after the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders, stating there had been rocket launches by Palestinian militants from the area. An Israeli airstrike at a tent encampment in al-Mawasi killed at least 17 people and wounded several, medics said. The Israeli military said the strike targeted senior Hamas militants operating from the humanitarian zone in Khan Younis.

UNITED STATES

Top CEO shot dead outside NYC hotel

New York police were searching on Thursday for the man who shot dead a top US health insurance executive in a brazen attack outside a Manhattan hotel and was last seen fleeing into Central Park. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot from behind on Wednesday morning in what police described as a targeted attack by a masked assailant lying in wait. Investigators have not yet named a suspect and were still looking for a motive, the police said. "This does not appear to be a random act of violence," New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters.

Agencies via Xinhua