Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say

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Israeli airstrikes killed three Palestinians in Gaza, including one near Mughraqa, according to health officials. Hamas emphasized that halting such attacks is essential to advancing a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.

CAIRO, June 3 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed three Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials said, and the Palestinian militant group Hamas said an end to such attacks was crucial to further talks on safeguarding a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Medics said one Palestinian was killed in an airstrike near the Mughraqa area in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said it had struck a person acting suspiciously near forces operating in an Israeli-controlled area to remove the threat.