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An Israeli air strike hit a vehicle in Gaza City on Sunday, 13 September 2026, killing at least two Palestinians and wounding around 13 others, according to medics cited by Al Jazeera. The Israeli military said the strike was a targeted killing of two Hamas operatives, describing them as engineers involved in weapons production and attack planning. Palestinian media reported that bystanders were among the wounded, and residents gathered at the site of the burnt-out car afterwards. The strike came despite the US-brokered ceasefire framework that has nominally been in place in Gaza, and which Israeli forces have continued to conduct periodic strikes under, arguing they are responses to violations. For Palestinians in Gaza City, the incident underlined that the truce has not ended lethal Israeli operations, while Israel maintains it retains freedom of action against Hamas commanders. The episode is one of a recurring pattern of targeted vehicle strikes rather than a shift in the wider military situation.