Death toll rises as Israel and Hamas trade rocket fire for third straight day

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Rocket fire took more lives in Gaza and Israel on Wednesday, continuing a violent conflict between the two that escalated Monday.

At least 48 people have been killed in Gaza, including 14 children, and six people in Israel are dead, officials said. Combined injuries in both Gaza and Israel reach into the hundreds.

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