Israeli strikes kill at least eight people in Gaza City despite supposed ceasefire

Gaza City, Gaza - Israeli attacks on Gaza killed at least eight people on Thursday, a spokesperson for the civil defense agency in the Palestinian territory told AFP.

Damaged interiors of a residential building are pictured after an Israeli strike in Gaza City on June 4, 2026.   © OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP

"At least eight martyrs as a result of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City at dawn," with seven killed in strikes on residential buildings and one in the Al-Shati refugee camp to the west of Gaza City, said spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal.

Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City also reported 15 people wounded in the strikes, he added.

Despite a truce technically in effect since October, daily violence has rocked the Gaza Strip, over half of which is under Israeli military control in defiance of the ceasefire's terms.

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Israel has killed at least 936 people since the ceasefire began, according to Gaza's health ministry.

The first phase of the truce involved the release of the last Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinians detained by Israel.

A transition to the second phase of the ceasefire, which was supposed to involve Hamas' disarmament and a gradual withdrawal of the Israeli army, has been stalled for months.

Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to take control of 70% of the Gaza Strip.

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