GAZA CITY: Gaza’s Civil Defense agency said on Saturday that Israeli strikes had killed six people, the latest bout of violence in the territory against the backdrop of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

In a pre-dawn strike on Saturday, two policemen and a civilian were killed in the southern city of Khan Younis, the agency reported.

A strike on a group of civilians on Friday evening in eastern Gaza City killed three people, whose bodies were taken to the territory’s main Al-Shifa Hospital, the agency said.

In a pre-dawn strike on Saturday, two policemen and a civilian were killed in the southern city of Khan Younis, Gaza’s civil defense agency reported.

Violence has continued in the Palestinian territory despite a ceasefire since Oct. 10.