Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say

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Item 1 of 3 Mourners attend the funeral of five Palestinians, who were killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 1, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed [1/3] Mourners attend the funeral of five Palestinians, who were killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 1, 2026.... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Read more CAIRO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the territory's health officials said.

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. Sign up here. The Israeli military said it carried out two strikes in ⁠the enclave, targeting Palestinian militants, without giving further information. Israel, which says the Hamas militant group has been rearming and launching attacks in violation of a year-old ceasefire, has stepped up strikes on the group in recent weeks.

Hamas has denied trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of undermining the Gaza peace deal . Last year's US-brokered ceasefire calls for eventual reconstruction of the territory. But little progress has been made ‌as ⁠negotiators have failed to agree on terms for Hamas to disarm or Israel to withdraw its troops, who control about two-thirds of the territory after ordering residents out. Nearly all of Gaza's more than 2 million residents live in the remaining ⁠third of the enclave among war ruins, mostly in makeshift tents and damaged buildings, still under effective control of Hamas.

At least 1,580 Palestinians have been killed in ⁠Israeli attacks in Gaza since the ceasefire, according to the territory's health officials, while Israel says four soldiers have been killed. 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. Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Editing by Alexandra Hudson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Suggested Topics: Middle East X Facebook Linkedin Email Link Purchase Licensing Rights

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Reuters names Israel as the killer in its headline and lead. In one sentence it puts the Palestinian death toll behind 'Palestinian authorities say' while stating the Israeli toll of 7 October as plain fact in its own voice. The article says nothing about who the three dead were, so the Israeli army's attributed 'militants' label is the only description they receive.

Doubts one side's dead and not the other's
Serious
“Palestinian authorities say”
Why this matters
Reuters puts the Palestinian death toll from Israel's assault behind "Palestinian authorities say".
The impression it gives
A reader takes the figure of more than 74,000 dead as one side's claim, less firm than a counted fact.
The context
Gaza's Ministry of Health has recorded 74,392 Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces. In the same sentence, Reuters states the Israeli toll of 7 October with no attribution at all.
How we know
- On the recordGaza's Ministry of Health recorded the Israeli occupation as having killed 74,392 Palestinians, a cumulative toll that NewsCord's reading of BBC coverage cites as of October 2026.newscord.org (opens in a new tab)
- On the recordNewsCord's reading of five BBC Complaints Team responses found the BBC attaches verification caveats to Palestinian casualty figures while treating Israeli government denials as sufficient on their own, without caveat.newscord.org (opens in a new tab)
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“Hamas-led fighters killed about 1,200 people in southern”
Why this matters
Reuters gives the Israeli toll of 7 October as plain fact in its own voice, with no source named.
The impression it gives
A reader takes the Israeli dead as an established count and the Palestinian dead, a few words earlier, as a claim.
The context
Both figures come from one side's authorities. Only the Palestinian figure carries an attribution. Israel's own military investigations attribute at least 13 of the deaths of 7 to 9 October to Israeli fire, yet the sentence assigns all 1,200 to Hamas-led fighters.
How we know
- On the recordIsrael's own military investigations and memorial records attribute at least 13 of the deaths on 7 to 9 October 2023 to Israeli fire.newscord.org (opens in a new tab)
- Elsewhere in the article“according to the territory's health officials”
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Written straight
Gaza's health ministry has recorded more than 74,000 Palestinians killed in Israel's assault on Gaza, launched after Hamas-led fighters attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, in which Israeli authorities say about 1,200 people were killed.
Leaves the army's label as the only word on the dead
Minor
“targeting Palestinian militants, without giving further information”
Why this matters
Reuters attributes the "militants" claim to the Israeli military and notes that no details were given. But the article says nothing else about who the three dead were.
The impression it gives
Without names, ages or any description from medics or families, a reader is left with the army's word "militants" as the only account of who was killed.
The context
The medics' account gives only numbers. The article does not say whether the dead were civilians or name them, so the army's unverified label fills the gap.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“six others wounded in two separate airstrikes”
- Checked against the whole articleIt never uses the words “civilian”.
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