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Israeli attacks kill at least four Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

By Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2026 | 2:49 AM

CAIRO, April 26 (Reuters) – Israeli military attacks killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health ​officials in the enclave said.

Medics ‌said an airstrike carried out by Israel’s forces killed one person near the central village of Al-Mughraqa, while Israeli gunfire and tank shelling killed ‌two ​others near Gaza City.

In ⁠another incident, Israeli forces ⁠shot and killed a 40-year-old woman in Khan Younis, in the south of the territory, health officials said.

The Israeli ​military said it was looking into the reported strikes. Separately, it said it ⁠had struck and killed ⁠several Hamas militants in Gaza ​since Friday.

Violence in Gaza has persisted despite an ​October 2025 ceasefire, with Israel conducting ‌almost daily attacks on Palestinians.

At least 800 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire deal took effect, according to local medics, ⁠while Israel says militants have killed four of its soldiers over the same period.

Israel and Hamas ⁠have ‌blamed each other for ceasefire ⁠violations.

More than 72,500 Palestinians have been ​killed ‌since the Gaza war started ​in October ⁠2023, most of them civilians, according to Gaza health authorities.

Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies.

(Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Editing by ​Helen Popper)