Afghanistan, Nov. 6 -- Health officials in Gaza said 239 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the ceasefire began, despite ongoing cross-border clashes and fragile calm.

Gaza's health authorities said on Monday that 239 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire took effect on October 9, underscoring the fragility of the truce. Nearly half of those deaths occurred in a single day last week after Israel said it was responding to an assault by militants on its troops.

Medical officials in Gaza said three more people were killed when Israeli forces opened fire in northern Rafah. The Israeli military said its units had targeted armed fighters who crossed the "yellow line" along the buffer zone and p...