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Israeli strike kills four people in Gaza, medics say

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An Israeli airstrike killed at least four Palestinians in an apartment building in Gaza City early Saturday morning according to local health officials. This incident comes amid ongoing tensions as neither side has agreed on terms for disarming Hamas or withdrawing Israeli troops since last year's US-brokered ceasefire. The death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza stands at around 1,400 Palestinians since October of last year, while Israel reports the loss of four soldiers to militant attacks during this period.
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On September 29, an Israeli airstrike killed Izz al-Din Al-Beik, the head of Hamas' armed wing in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian officials and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz. The strike hit an apartment building in Gaza City's Nasr neighborhood around dawn, also causing another fatality among those wounded by the attack. In early October, another Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in a residential building in western Gaza City’s Remal neighborhood; health officials reported six others were severely injured. Since last October’s ceasefire, Israel claims it has targeted and killed over 20 Hamas figures this month alone, citing violations of the ceasefire agreement by Hamas, which denies rearming or attacking. Meanwhile, Gaza health officials report that Israeli fire since October 2023 has resulted in at least 1,400 Palestinian deaths, compared to four reported Israeli soldier fatalities during the same period.

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Gaza Hamas Israel Israeli Palestinians

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Gaza GPE · 4× Israel GPE · 4× Israeli NORP · 4× Hamas ORG · 3× Palestinians NORP · 2× CAIRO GPE · 1× Gaza City GPE · 1× REUTERS ORG · 1×

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Israel, which says Hamas has been rearming and launching attacks in violation of an October ceasefire, has stepped up strikes on the group in recent weeks.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-03
2026-10-03 · The Straits Times
Israeli strike kills four people in Gaza, medics say · assertive framing

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Israeli strike kills four people in Gaza, medics say CAIRO, Oct 3 - asserted
medics → kill → Gaza
An Israeli airstrike killed at least four Palestinians in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, the territory’s health officials said. asserted
officials → kill → Saturday
The US brokered a ceasefire in the territory last year but negotiators have not agreed on terms for Hamas to disarm and for Israel to withdraw its troops. asserted
Israel → broker → troops
Israel, which says Hamas has been rearming and launching attacks in violation of an October ceasefire, has stepped up strikes on the group in recent weeks. asserted
Hamas → say → weeks
Hamas has denied trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of undermining the Gaza peace deal. asserted
Hamas → deny → deal
Gaza health officials have said at least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since last October's ceasefire. asserted
Palestinians → say → ceasefire
Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period. asserted
four → say → period
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