New Israeli strikes kill 3 in Gaza, authorities say

New Israeli strikes kill 3 in Gaza, authorities say. AFP Published August 28, 2026 Updated August 28, 2026 04: 22pm.

Key points

• Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis named the three individuals and stated they all belonged to the same family, with two aged 42 and one aged 28.
• According to The civil defence agency, the bodies of three residents were recovered after Israeli strikes in the town of Al-Qarara, east of Khan Yunis.
• Israel killed three more individuals in Gaza on Friday, Palestinian authorities stated, in the latest day of attacks despite international appeals to move ahead on a peace plan.
• An Israeli military spokesperson, contacted by AFP, asserted that the military was looking into the strike.
• Israeli strikes additionally killed three residents on Thursday, according to the civil defence agency.

Meanwhile, an Israeli military spokesperson, contacted by AFP, asserted that the military was looking into the strike.

Israeli strikes additionally killed three residents on Thursday, according to the civil defence agency. The Israeli military asserted it had targeted two Hamas members it accused of plotting attacks against Israelis.

Israel has kept striking civilians in Gaza and its forces have created further inroads despite a US-brokered ceasefire unveiled in October, with Israel insisting it must eliminate threats from Hamas.

Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza under the "Board of Peace" established by President Donald Trump to implement the accord, stated on Thursday that deadly Israeli strikes created it hard for the residents of Gaza to feel the ceasefire. It he stated was still holding.

"Every use of force that does not answer an immediate threat, and every incident that the deconfliction mechanism was not asked to resolve, costs this process something very hard to buy back, " he informed the UN Security Council.

Although the group promised late last month to do so, he remarked that Hamas additionally has not fulfilled its commitments, including on disarmament.

Israel has cautioned that it will retaliate for the flying of kites in Gaza after a number crossed into Israel, leading some parents to stop their children from kite-flying.

Defence Minister Israel Katz remarked on Thursday that the deadline had passed to stop kite-flying, warning, according to Israeli media: "Any launch constitutes an act of terrorism in itself, and we will treat it as such."

For now, new Israeli strikes kill 3 in Gaza, authorities say remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.