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Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States last year, but failed to reach consensus on disarmament and withdrawal.
Israel launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip today, killing eight people. (AFP)
Gaza medical staff and the Gaza Interior Ministry, which is governed by Hamas, said that Israel launched two air strikes in the Gaza corridor today (1st), killing at least eight people, including five police officers.
"Reuters" reported that medical staff pointed out that an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed three people; Gaza's Interior Ministry stated that another airstrike occurred in the west of the southern city of Khan Younis, killing five policemen.
The Israeli military claimed that it had launched attacks against multiple militants in Khan Younis, but the military did not explain the air strikes in Gaza City.
Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement last year under the mediation of the United States, but the negotiations failed to reach consensus on the disarmament of Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip. Currently, two-thirds of the Gaza Strip is still in Israeli hands, and the nearly 2 million people in Gaza can only manage to live in the remaining one-third of the area.
Gaza health officials pointed out that at least 1,500 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes since the ceasefire came into effect, while Israel claimed that four soldiers were killed in the line of duty.

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