Gaza bomb disposal team hit by blast, 6 dead
Six people were killed in the Gaza Strip when an Israeli missile exploded amid attempts to dismantle it.
The dead included two journalists - an Italian and a Palestinian - and a number of bomb disposal officers.
The incident happened in the town of Beit Lahiya, in the north of the Gaza Strip
It comes hours before a three-day ceasefire agreed between Israel and the Palestinians is due to expire.
Indirect talks aimed at finding a long-term solution to the Gaza conflict having been taking place in Cairo involving negotiators from the two sides.
Among those killed in Wednesday's explosion was Simone Camilli, a video journalist working for several international agencies, including Associated Press.
AP video journalist Simone Camilli killed in Gaza http://t.co/ADrNYg6Spc pic.twitter.com/nJWCTnzrOf
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) August 13, 2014
Some 2,000 people have died since the fighting in Gaza began on 8 July.
Those killed include more than 1,900 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to the UN.
As the 3-day Gaza cease-fire draws to a close, talks between Israel and Hamas are deadlocked http://t.co/k1dQ0OkP5W
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 13, 2014
Sixty-four Israeli soldiers have been killed in the violence and three civilians in Israel have also died.
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