Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Five People, Medics Say
CAIRO/GAZA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palestinians, including two children and a Hamas armed commander, in northern and southern Gaza on Tuesday, health officials and Hamas sources said.
On September 15, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza resulted in the deaths of at least five Palestinians, according to health officials and Hamas sources. The casualties included two children and a Hamas armed commander. In the northern Gaza Strip neighborhood of Sheikh Radwan, a vehicle strike killed at least two Palestinians, with one being a child, and wounded seven others.
Israeli strikes in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis killed a man and an 8-year-old girl, and wounded 14 people. Hamas claimed that senior commander Nael Abu Obeid was killed in the Rafah Brigade strike. Local Hamas commander Ahmed Al-Batsh and Hamas militant Rafat Zummar were killed in separate incidents, with Israeli officials verifying their deaths.
Relatives and friends held funerals for Al-Batsh, draped in a white shroud and a Hamas green flag, expressing their determination to continue resistance. Since the October 2025 ceasefire, over 1,300 Palestinians have been killed, mostly civilians, while four Israeli soldiers have also died. Hamas denies Israeli claims of ceasefire violations and disputes the Israeli narrative of U.S. President Donald Trump's broader plan for peace.
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