Palestinian medical sources said the attack left 13 people dead and 45 wounded.

A military spokesman said the air force had "targeted a training field during trainings of Hamas terrorists.

"The targeted location was known as a gathering field of Hamas terrorists to be trained in the planting and activating of explosive devices, launching of RPG and Qasam rockets and practicing infiltration into Israeli communities and military posts," he said in a statement.

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