### [2026-06-8](/feed/2026/06/8/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Israel Defense Forces confirms that they have killed three Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in the central Gaza Strip. 




### Sources:

1. [The Jerusalem Post](https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-898747)

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