The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza has reached more than 1,000 since a US-brokered ceasefire took effect last October, the enclave’s Hamas-run health ministry says, as at least three people were reported killed in the latest strike.
Medics say an Israeli strike hit a vehicle on the main Omar Al-Mokhtar road in Gaza City, killing three.
Including the latest incident, the number of Palestinians killed since the ceasefire began was 1,008, the ministry says. The death toll is not verified and does not distinguish between combatants and civilians.
The IDF does not immediately comment on the incident.
Four IDF soldiers have been killed by Hamas operatives in that period.
Israel says its strikes aim to thwart imminent attacks by Hamas and other terror groups.
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