A Palestinian man uses a sledgehammer amid the rubble of destroyed buildings near a displacement camp in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 28, 2026. (Credit: Eyad Baba/AFP)
Gaza health officials said an Israeli drone strike killed three civilians and injured several others on Monday, the latest violence to hit the Palestinian territory despite a cease-fire.
Israel and Hamas trade near-daily accusations of truce violations and the Gaza Strip remains gripped by bloodshed as progress stalls on permanently ending their war.
"Three people were killed and several injured when an Israeli drone struck a group of civilians," al-Aqsa hospital said in a statement.
Gaza's civil defense agency, which acts as a rescue force under Hamas, said the strike hit an area in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
Israel has killed at least 1,041 Palestinians in Gaza since the so-called "cease-fire" nominally took effect on Oct. 10 last year, according to the territory's Health Ministry, whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations.
Forced restrictions imposed by Israel on media outlets and limited access in Gaza, a signature move in Israel's handbook, prevent AFP from independently verifying tolls or freely covering the violence.
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