### [2026-06-4](/feed/2026/06/4/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Israeli military says that the Israeli Air Force and Israeli Navy have conducted strikes in the Gaza Strip killing four Hamas officials and nine Palestinian civilians, in violation of the current ceasefire. 




### Sources:

1. [Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-hamas-officials-killed-in-gaza-strikes-idf-says-9-palestinians-reported-dead/)

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