Israeli Strikes Kill Palestinians Amid Gaza Ceasefire Strain

At least eight Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Sunday, November 1, according to hospital sources cited by Al Jazeera. In southern Gaza, an Israeli drone attack in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, killed five people and wounded several others. Gaza’s Ministry of Interior said the strike targeted police officers who were carrying out their duties. Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud reported that the officers “were targeted as they were doing their jobs.” The Israeli army told AFP it had targeted “a terrorist” in southern Gaza. In northern Gaza, a drone attack in Gaza City’s Rimal neighbourhood killed at least three Palestinians, including a four-year-old boy, according to sources at al-Shifa Hospital. The Taj Mall was also targeted. Separately, another person died from injuries sustained in an earlier attack. Hamas condemned the attacks, describing the strike on police officers and the bombardment in Gaza City as a “horrific massacre” and a “deliberate war crime.” Its statement accused Israel of targeting police to obstruct recovery efforts, undermine stability and sow chaos, and criticized international silence. These characterizations are attributed to Hamas in the report. The article says Israeli forces have continued attacking Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire that took effect the previous October. It reports that more than 1,500 people have been killed since the ceasefire began. According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, at least 74,594 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its war in October 2023, following the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel.

Al Jazeera reports that Israeli attacks in Gaza killed at least nine people on Sunday, November 1, 2026. The brief item identifies Gaza City and Khan Younis as the locations of the attacks. It does not provide further details about the circumstances, the identities of those killed, the type of attacks, or any additional casualties or damage. The report’s central information is therefore limited to the stated minimum death toll, the two named locations, and the date. The article is presented as a newsfeed video item, but the supplied text contains no further video transcript or description. It also offers no response from Israeli officials or other parties and gives no additional context about events preceding the attacks. Accordingly, the report conveys a concise account of reported fatalities rather than a fuller explanation of the incident. The phrase “at least nine” indicates that the reported number is a minimum, not necessarily a final total. No further claims about responsibility beyond the headline and brief description, or about the victims’ identities and status, are established in the supplied text.

Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza on Nov. 1, according to medics and Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry. Three people were killed in an air strike in Gaza City, while five police officers died in a separate strike in western Khan Younis. The Israeli military said it had struck several militants in Khan Younis but did not immediately comment on the Gaza City attack. The strikes come amid renewed disagreement over the year-old, US-brokered ceasefire. Israel says Hamas is rearming and launching attacks in violation of the agreement, and has increased strikes on the group in recent weeks. Hamas denies seeking to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of undermining the peace deal. The ceasefire envisages the eventual reconstruction of Gaza, but progress has stalled as negotiators have not resolved the terms for Hamas to disarm or for Israeli troops to withdraw. Israeli forces control about two-thirds of the territory and have ordered residents out of those areas. Nearly all of Gaza’s more than two million residents live in the remaining third, amid widespread war damage and in makeshift tents or damaged buildings, in an area still effectively controlled by Hamas. Gaza health officials say at least 1,500 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire began; Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed in that period. Palestinian authorities say Israel’s assault on Gaza has killed more than 74,000 people. The assault began after Hamas-led fighters killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.