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      <title>Escalating Israeli strikes kill five people in Gaza, medics say</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Israeli strikes killed at least ‌five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, as a US-based research group reported a surge in Israeli attacks to levels not seen since the latest truce took effect in October.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Medics said an ​Israeli airstrike killed two people near the Tuffah neighbourhood in the north of the ​enclave, while a third person was killed in Israeli tank shelling in the ⁠Zeitoun suburb in eastern Gaza City.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Another airstrike at a tent encampment for displaced people in western ​Gaza City killed one person and wounded several, while an attack on a vehicle in Khan ​Younis, in the south, killed another, medics said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Witnesses also reported that an airstrike hit a residential building in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The deaths add to ​a toll of more than 1,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians, killed by Israeli attacks since an October ceasefire ​between Israel and Hamas to end the war took effect, according to Gazan health officials.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The truce halted major fighting, but it has failed to stop near-daily Israeli strikes. Four Israeli soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Conflict monitor ACLED, which tracks Israeli attacks in Gaza, said air and drone strikes against Hamas and other militants increased ​to more than 40 in ​June, the highest monthly ⁠total since the ceasefire.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With polls showing the opposition in the lead, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing domestic pressure to take a ​tougher security position against Hamas,” ACLED Middle East Assistant Research Manager Nasser ​Khdour said, ⁠referring to Israel’s legislative election in October.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Israel says its strikes aim to thwart attacks by Gaza militants.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nearly all of Gaza’s 2 million people now live on a tiny strip of land along the coast, ⁠mainly in ​makeshift tents or damaged buildings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hamas-led fighters ​killed 1,200 people during their cross-border attack into Israel on October 7, 2023, according to Israeli tallies. The Gazan health ​ministry said Israel’s subsequent offensive killed more than 73,000 Palestinians.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Israeli strikes killed at least ‌five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, as a US-based research group reported a surge in Israeli attacks to levels not seen since the latest truce took effect in October.</strong></p>
<p>Medics said an ​Israeli airstrike killed two people near the Tuffah neighbourhood in the north of the ​enclave, while a third person was killed in Israeli tank shelling in the ⁠Zeitoun suburb in eastern Gaza City.</p>
<p>Another airstrike at a tent encampment for displaced people in western ​Gaza City killed one person and wounded several, while an attack on a vehicle in Khan ​Younis, in the south, killed another, medics said.</p>
<p>Witnesses also reported that an airstrike hit a residential building in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza.</p>
<p>The deaths add to ​a toll of more than 1,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians, killed by Israeli attacks since an October ceasefire ​between Israel and Hamas to end the war took effect, according to Gazan health officials.</p>
<p>The truce halted major fighting, but it has failed to stop near-daily Israeli strikes. Four Israeli soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.</p>
<p>Conflict monitor ACLED, which tracks Israeli attacks in Gaza, said air and drone strikes against Hamas and other militants increased ​to more than 40 in ​June, the highest monthly ⁠total since the ceasefire.</p>
<p>“With polls showing the opposition in the lead, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing domestic pressure to take a ​tougher security position against Hamas,” ACLED Middle East Assistant Research Manager Nasser ​Khdour said, ⁠referring to Israel’s legislative election in October.</p>
<p>Israel says its strikes aim to thwart attacks by Gaza militants.</p>
<p>Nearly all of Gaza’s 2 million people now live on a tiny strip of land along the coast, ⁠mainly in ​makeshift tents or damaged buildings.</p>
<p>Hamas-led fighters ​killed 1,200 people during their cross-border attack into Israel on October 7, 2023, according to Israeli tallies. The Gazan health ​ministry said Israel’s subsequent offensive killed more than 73,000 Palestinians.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:44:00 +0500</pubDate>
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