At least five Palestinians were killed early Saturday morning (October 3, 2026) following an Israeli air strike targeting a residential apartment building in the Gaza Strip, according to local health authorities and Civil Defense emergency officials.
The Israeli military has issued no immediate comment regarding the strike. The attack occurs amid an intensifying campaign of strikes across Gaza, where the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement reached last year remains severely fractured due to unresolved core disputes, including the disarmament of Hamas and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave. Israeli defense authorities claim that Hamas has been rearming and attempting fresh cross-border offensives, prompting retaliatory strikes in recent weeks. Hamas officials have denied the accusations, asserting that Israel is systematically violating the truce. According to Gaza health ministry figures, over 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military operations since last year's ceasefire agreement was enacted, while Israel reports four military casualties from militant attacks during the same period.
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