Israeli Strikes Kill Three in Gaza on Monday — Two in Khan Younis, One in Al-Mussadar, Medics Say

Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, Gaza's health officials told Reuters — two people in two airstrikes in Khan Younis, where six more were wounded, and a third person in Al-Mussadar. The Israeli military said it carried out two strikes targeting Palestinian militants. The deaths follow Sunday's eight killings and take the toll since the ceasefire began to more than 1,580, health officials say.

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CAIRO — Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the territory's health officials said, according to Reuters. Medics said two people were killed and six others wounded in two separate airstrikes in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, while a third person was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the town of Al-Mussadar.

Source: Reuters, Nov 2

The Israeli military said it carried out two strikes in the enclave, targeting Palestinian militants, without giving further information, Reuters reported. The military did not name the people it said it targeted, and the casualty figures in this report come from Gaza's health officials and medics, not from the Israeli side.

Source: Reuters, Nov 2

3Palestinians killed in Monday's strikes, Gaza medics and health officials said

6People wounded in the two Khan Younis airstrikes, medics said

1,580+Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since the ceasefire began, according to the territory's health officials

4Israeli soldiers killed in the same period, Israel says

Each side accuses the other of breaking the ceasefire

Israel says the Hamas militant group has been rearming and launching attacks in violation of a year-old ceasefire, and it has stepped up strikes on the group in recent weeks, Reuters reported. Hamas has denied trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal, and accuses Israel of undermining the Gaza peace deal.

Source: Reuters, Nov 2

Last year's US-brokered ceasefire calls for the eventual reconstruction of the territory, but little progress has been made, as negotiators have failed to agree on terms for Hamas to disarm or for Israel to withdraw its troops, Reuters reported. Palestinian authorities say more than 74,000 people have been killed in Israel's assault on Gaza, launched after Hamas-led fighters killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

Source: Reuters, Nov 2

Monday's deaths follow a deadlier day on Sunday, when Israeli strikes killed eight people in Gaza, including five police officers in Khan Younis, medics said. Read Sunday's report

What happens next: Monday's strikes are the latest in a pattern Israel itself describes as stepped-up operations in recent weeks, while the two questions the ceasefire left open — Hamas disarmament and an Israeli troop withdrawal — remain unresolved between negotiators. Until one of those moves, each new strike is being justified by Israel as enforcement and condemned by Hamas as sabotage of the same deal.

Source: Reuters, Nov 2

Sources

Reuters (Nidal al-Mughrabi, Cairo), Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say, Nov 2, 2026, published 07:18 UTC / updated 08:00 UTC — https://941theduke.com/2026/11/02/israeli-strikes-kill-three-people-in-gaza-medics-say-4/

Reuters, same report (updated version carrying the Israeli military statement), Nov 2, 2026 — https://kwsn.com/2026/11/02/israeli-strikes-kill-three-people-in-gaza-medics-say-4/

Primary statements inside the Reuters report: Gaza health officials and medics (casualty figures: 3 killed, 6 wounded in Khan Younis, 1 killed in Al-Mussadar; 1,580+ killed since the ceasefire) and the Israeli military (confirming it carried out two strikes targeting Palestinian militants; Israel says 4 soldiers killed since the ceasefire; Hamas denial of rearming also carried)