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Israeli fire kills two people in Gaza, medics say

By Thomson Reuters Aug 31, 2026 | 5:46 AM

CAIRO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – An Israeli strike killed at least two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip ​on Monday, health officials said.

Medics ‌said two people were killed and several others wounded when an Israeli airstrike hit a crowd of people near ‌the ​municipal public park in ⁠Gaza City, an ⁠area densely populated with displaced families.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the incident.

An October 2025 ​U.S.-backed ceasefire halted major fighting in the shattered territory, but ⁠it failed to end ⁠strikes by the Israeli ​military, which says such actions are aimed ​at thwarting attacks by Hamas and ‌other Gaza militants.

Hamas accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire and undermining efforts to implement a broader ⁠plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the Gaza conflict, which also includes ⁠Israeli ‌withdrawals and Hamas disarmament.

More than ⁠1,300 Palestinians have been ​killed ‌in Gaza since the ceasefire ​took effect ⁠last October, according to Gazan health officials, while the Israeli military says four Israeli soldiers have been killed.

(Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Editing by ​Alex Richardson)