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Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza, medics say

Palestinians inspect a destroyed vehicle at the site of an Israeli strike, in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip June 2, 2026. 
Palestinians inspect a destroyed vehicle at the site of an Israeli strike, in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip June 2, 2026.  Photo : REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

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Israeli fire killed at least three Palestinians in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip ​on Tuesday, Gaza health officials said.

Medics said at ‌least one person was killed and four were wounded when an Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle east of Deir ​Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The blast ​left the vehicle a mangled skeleton.

Another strike ⁠earlier in the day killed one person and ​wounded another in the nearby Zawayda town, they added, ​while Israeli gunfire killed one man in northwest Khan Younis, south of the enclave.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment ​on either of the incidents.

An October ceasefire, brokered by ​U.S. President Donald Trump, has failed to halt Israeli attacks in ‌Gaza.

Israel ⁠and Hamas are deadlocked in indirect talks over implementing the second phase of the deal, which includes the group’s disarmament and Israeli army withdrawals.

The ceasefire ​left Israel in ​control of ⁠more than half of Gaza, with Hamas controlling a sliver of coastal territory.

Some ​930 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli ​strikes ⁠since the truce came into effect, according to figures from Gaza health officials that do not distinguish ⁠between combatants ​and civilians.

Four Israeli soldiers have ​been killed by militants during the same period, the country’s military ​has said.

 

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