Three Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strike on Central Gaza.
Three Palestinians, including an eight-year-old child, were killed in an Israeli air strike in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, health authorities said.
The strike is the latest Israeli attack amid ongoing ceasefire violations. An eight-year-old child and two men were killed in Monday’s attack, and several people were wounded, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said.
The Gaza Health Ministry said the Israeli strike occurred at around 9:30 a. m. in Deir el-Balah city in central Gaza, which is under the control of Hamas. The strike took place near Wadi Salqa Bridge on al-Baraka Street. The Palestinian news agency Wafa named those killed as Ali Fayez Isbaitan, Hassan Salman al-Hanajra and eight-year-old Malik Wael Abu Shaweesh. An Israeli military official confirmed that an air strike had been carried out, without providing further details.
Twelve Palestinians — eight men and four children — have been killed by the Israeli military since Saturday, according to the Health Ministry. Israel has repeatedly carried out strikes on Gaza since a U.S. -mediated ceasefire with Hamas was reached in October last year, saying it was targeting militants threatening its soldiers in Gaza or those who took part in the October 7, 2023, attack.
The Israeli military said on Sunday it had killed a militant from Islamic Jihad, another armed group in Gaza, who it said abducted Israeli civilians in the October 7, 2023, attack that triggered the most recent conflict. Hamas has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire, while Nikolay Mladenov, the U.S. -appointed Board of Peace envoy to Gaza, has said both sides have violated the agreement.