15:00 P.M. Update: Palestinians report two killed in airstrike near al-Khanzandar gas station. The two killed are identified as Mohammad al-Shqar, aged 22, and Mahmoud Abu Khusa, aged 13.

2:54 P.M. Four killed in IDF air strike on Beit Hanoun

2:50 P.M. IDF assassinates Hamas activist in the northern Gaza Strip.

2:48 P.M. Palestinian sources in Cairo say a cease-fire will not be announced on Wednesday, due to disagreement over the Gaza blockade. The source says that Israel refuses to include the lifting of the blockade as a term in the truce agreement.

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