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Israeli strikes kill at least eight Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in two attacks in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to medics and hospital sources.
Five people were killed in western Khan Younis in the south, while three were killed in Gaza City in the north; a four-year-old boy was among those killed in the city.
The Gaza interior ministry said the five people killed in Khan Younis were police officers, while Israel’s military said it targeted militants there.
The attacks came despite a US-brokered ceasefire that took effect last October.
Israel says Hamas has been rearming and launching attacks, while Hamas denies this and accuses Israel of undermining the ceasefire.
More than 1,500 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire, according to Palestinian health officials.
Plans for reconstruction remain stalled as negotiators have not agreed on Hamas disarming or Israeli troops withdrawing.
Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in two attacks in Gaza on Sunday, according to medics and hospital sources.
Five people, identified by Gaza’s interior ministry as police officers, were killed in a strike in western Khan Younis.
Three people, including a four-year-old boy, were killed in a strike in Gaza City’s Rimal neighbourhood, according to hospital sources.
The Israeli military said it struck militants in Khan Younis; it did not immediately comment on the Gaza City strike.
The strikes took place despite a US-brokered ceasefire that took effect last October.
- Who
- At least eight Palestinians were killed. Gaza’s interior ministry said five of them were police officers.
- What
- Israeli strikes killed people in two separate attacks.
- When
- Sunday, November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Western Khan Younis in southern Gaza and Gaza City in northern Gaza.
- Why
- The Israeli military said it struck militants in Khan Younis. It did not immediately comment on the Gaza City strike.
Israel
Hamas
Ceasefire violations
Israel
Israel says Hamas has been rearming and launching attacks in violation of the ceasefire.
Hamas
Hamas denies trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal.
Strikes
Israel
The Israeli military said it struck militants in Khan Younis.
Hamas
Hamas condemned the strikes, calling the attacks a deliberate war crime.
Israel launched its assault on Gaza after a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel.
A US-brokered ceasefire took effect.
Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza, according to medics and hospital sources.
- Deaths
- At least eight Palestinians
- Khan Younis strike
- Five people killed; Gaza’s interior ministry identified them as police officers
- Gaza City strike
- Three people killed, including a four-year-old boy
- Ceasefire
- US-brokered; took effect last October
- Total deaths since October 2023
- Gaza Ministry of Health figure reported by Al Jazeera: 74,594 Palestinians
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What people are saying
They were targeted as they were doing their jobs
a terrorist
deliberate war crime