At least nine Palestinians, including two children aged 6 and 10, were killed Wednesday in several airstrikes and Israeli army shelling across the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials. This latest violence comes despite the US-brokered ceasefire agreement of October 2025, which has been regularly undermined by incidents on the ground.
According to rescue services, an Israeli airstrike targeted an area near a school in Gaza City, killing one person and wounding twelve. The Israeli army stated that it targeted militants in the area, while claiming it was unaware of any civilian casualties as a result of the operation.
Another strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in the Al-Mawasi area, near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. At least four people, including a 10-year-old child, were killed. Later that day, a six-year-old boy was also killed by Israeli fire in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City. Two further strikes in the city killed three more people, according to Palestinian medical services.
The Israeli army claims to be continuing operations targeting members of armed groups involved in the attacks of October 7, 2023. Hamas, for its part, accuses Israel of violating the existing ceasefire. Both sides blame each other for the numerous violations reported since the truce came into effect.
According to figures cited by Reuters, more than 1,080 Palestinians, many of them civilians, as well as four Israeli soldiers, have been killed since the ceasefire began. Hamas has not disclosed the number of its fighters among the victims, while diplomatic efforts to solidify the truce continue to face numerous challenges.
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