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Israeli forces kill four in Gaza, say they hit rocket launch site

Israeli strikes followed a failed rocket launch by militants, killing at least four Palestinians and threatening the fragile ceasefire, with over 400 killed since the truce began.

  • On Thursday, Israel's military said it struck a rocket launch site near Gaza City after identifying a failed launch, with the projectile failing to cross into Israeli territory and the site hit shortly after detection.
  • Awaiting the handover of remains, Israel has kept the Rafah crossing closed and will not advance the ceasefire until Hamas returns the remains of the last Israeli hostage under the US-backed plan.
  • Israel has continued air strikes and targeted operations across the Gaza Strip, the military said, while a Hamas official told Reuters it documented more than 1100 reported violations including killings, injuries, aerial strikes, home demolitions and detentions and urged mediators to intervene.
  • Local Palestinian health authorities in Gaza reported two people injured on Thursday in separate shootings by Israeli forces, while Reuters reported Israel accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire twice in 24 hours.
  • Israel has warned it will resume military action if Hamas is not disarmed peacefully, as Hamas has refused to disarm and Israeli troops remain entrenched in about half the Gaza Strip.
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Israel claimed to have attacked a rocket launcher from Hamas' terrorist organization near Gaza City.

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Haaretz broke the news in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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