### [2026-05-17](/feed/2026/05/17/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip kill five people, including three community kitchen workers, in Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-strikes-kill-four-people-gaza-medics-say-2026-05-17/)

### Changes:

1. Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip kill five people, including three community kitchen workers.  _2026-05-18 13:36:21 (First version)_
1. Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip kill five people, including three community kitchen workers, in Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah.  _(Current version)_

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